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A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for children be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2723| Senate 
| Updated: 4/19/2018
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (6)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
SNAP for Kids Act of 2018 This bill modifies the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to (1) increase benefits for certain small households with children who are 5-17 years old, and (2) require benefits for the households to be calculated using the low-cost food plan. The "low-cost food plan" is the diet required to feed a family of 4, consisting of a man and a woman 19-50 years old, a child 6-8 years old, and a child 9-11 years old, at a cost that is in the second quartile of food expenditures for those families in the United States.
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Timeline
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 22, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5849
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
  • April 19, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 19, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 22, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5849
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

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A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for children be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2723| Senate 
| Updated: 4/19/2018
SNAP for Kids Act of 2018 This bill modifies the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to (1) increase benefits for certain small households with children who are 5-17 years old, and (2) require benefits for the households to be calculated using the low-cost food plan. The "low-cost food plan" is the diet required to feed a family of 4, consisting of a man and a woman 19-50 years old, a child 6-8 years old, and a child 9-11 years old, at a cost that is in the second quartile of food expenditures for those families in the United States.
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Timeline
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 22, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-5849
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
  • April 19, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 19, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 22, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5849
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (6)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlaskaAmerican SamoaChild safety and welfareFood assistance and reliefGuamHawaiiPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoVirgin Islands