Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 23, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023
This bill modifies and expands nutrition programs for older adults and adults with disabilities, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).
Under the bill, a household's eligibility for SNAP benefits may be certified for 36 months if all adult household members are elderly or disabled, an increase from 24 months. The bill also expands the SNAP medical expense deduction.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish an elderly simplified application program (ESAP). Under ESAP, a state may implement a streamlined SNAP application and certification process for households where all adult household members are elderly or disabled and have no earned income.
The bill also directs USDA to authorize public-private partnerships between USDA, retail food stores participating in SNAP, and community-based organizations to provide free or low-cost food delivery under SNAP, including through the use of private funds.
Further, the bill reauthorizes CSFP, provides additional funding for the program, and expands eligibility to include low-income adults with disabilities. CSFP benefits may also be certified for 36 months. Currently, benefits may be certified for not less than one year, but not more than three years.
The bill also expands eligibility for the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) to include adults with disabilities, provide a 36-month certification period, and include minimum and maximum benefit amounts.
Under the bill, USDA must also establish various grant programs; for example, USDA must establish grant programs to modernize SFMNP operations and establish new farmers' markets.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2023 to Jul 8, 2024; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 30, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 25, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jan 16, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jul 8, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 18, 2023 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2023 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
- May 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- May 17, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2382-2383)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2382 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | May 17, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 84, May 18, 2023, page H2457.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1036 | Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Aging
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agriculture and Food
- Computers and information technology
- Disability and paralysis
- Family relationships
- Food assistance and relief
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Health care costs and insurance
- Housing for the elderly and disabled
- Inflation and prices
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public-private cooperation
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Social security and elderly assistance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
