EATS Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3183 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students enrolled in insti- tutions of higher education from participating in the supplemental nutri- tion assistance program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 10, 2023 Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BALINT, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsyl- vania, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CASAR, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. CHU, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CON- NOLLY, Mr. CORREA, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DAVIS of Illi- nois, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. FROST, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEU, Ms. LOF- GREN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- sissippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mr. MRVAN) intro- VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:01 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3183.IH H3183 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3183 IH duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agri- culture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students enrolled in institutions of higher edu- cation from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhance Access To 4 SNAP Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘EATS Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 6 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 7 et seq.) is amended— 8 (1) in section 3(m)(5) by adding at end the fol- 9 lowing: 10 ‘‘(F) Individuals who are bona fide students en- 11 rolled at least half time in any recognized school, 12 training program, or institution of higher edu- 13 cation.’’, and 14 (2) in section 6— 15 (A) in subsection (d)(2)(C) by striking 16 ‘‘(except that any such person enrolled in an in- 17 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:01 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3183.IH H3183 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3183 IH stitution of higher education shall be ineligible 1 to participate in the supplemental nutrition as- 2 sistance program unless he or she meets the re- 3 quirements of subsection (e) of this section)’’, 4 and 5 (B) by striking subsection (e). 6 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 7 This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2024. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:01 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3183.IH H3183 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS