Military Hunger Prevention Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 29, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Hunger Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to pay a basic needs allowance to certain low-income members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, those eligible for the basic needs allowance are members who (1) have completed initial entry training, (2) have a gross household income that did not exceed an amount equal to 130% of the federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and (3) do not elect to decline the allowance.
In situations where a household contains two or more eligible members, the bill specifies that only one allowance may be paid per year to one member they jointly elect.
The amount of the allowance must be the aggregate amount equal to 130% of the HHS federal poverty guidelines minus the gross household income of the covered member during the preceding year divided by 12.
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) of DOD must notify, in writing, individuals determined to be eligible for the allowance. The notice must include information regarding financial management and assistance programs administered by DOD for which the individuals are also eligible.
Individuals who seek to receive the allowance must submit specified information to DFAS.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2021 to Dec 2, 2021; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 29, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 18, 2021 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 20, 2021 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 27, 2021 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Dec 2, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 29, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3325 | Marsha Blackburn R-TN | May 24, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2339 | Military Hunger Prevention Act | Identical bill | Apr 1, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to establish a basic needs allowance for low-income regular members of the Armed Forces.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Hunger Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2021Introduced in Senate
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