Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019

United States116th CongressS-2110Senate
Updated: Jul 15, 2019

Summary

Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to collect data on the food and housing insecurity of college students. Specifically, ED must add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. In addition, ED must collect data on student eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

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Timeline

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HR-3718: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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