HR 3698 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2023

Introduced May 25, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Jahana Hayes D-CT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 25, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2023

This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain disabled veterans, including those determined to be catastrophically disabled.

Cosponsors 70

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2023 to Aug 6, 2024; 48 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-GADavid ScottOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 25, 2023
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 25, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CAMike LevinOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMay 25, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 13, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossJun 13, 2023
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaJun 13, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 13, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanJun 13, 2023
D-WIMark PocanJun 13, 2023
D-ILSean CastenJun 13, 2023
D-PASusan WildJun 13, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaJun 13, 2023
D-COYadira CaraveoJun 13, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarJul 20, 2023
D-WARick LarsenSep 5, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneDec 14, 2023
D-FLJared MoskowitzDec 14, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenDec 14, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJan 31, 2024
D-TXColin Z. AllredMar 11, 2024
D-CAKatie PorterMar 11, 2024
D-NJJosh GottheimerMar 20, 2024
D-MARichard E. NealApr 23, 2024
D-NVSteven HorsfordJun 4, 2024
D-FLLois FrankelAug 6, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred May 25, 2023
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred Jun 23, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  2. May 25, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: SNAP eligibility for disabled veterans.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 89, May 25, 2023, page H2640.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 7272Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2022Reintroduction ofApr 18, 2022

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 expand the eligibility of disabled veterans to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 25, 2023Introduced in House

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