Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-2837| House
| Updated: 7/1/2021
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (41)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Agriculture Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 This bill repeals a lifetime ban that prohibits individuals convicted of certain offenses related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or assistance under programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants. Any state law that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP benefits or TANF assistance based on an individual's conviction of such an offense shall have no force or effect. In addition, individuals who are incarcerated and scheduled to be released within 30 days shall qualify as individual households for purposes of SNAP eligibility. Under current law, unless specifically excepted, individuals residing in institutions do not constitute a household.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Social Welfare
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesFood assistance and reliefPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local government operations
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-2837| House
| Updated: 7/1/2021
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 This bill repeals a lifetime ban that prohibits individuals convicted of certain offenses related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or assistance under programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants. Any state law that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP benefits or TANF assistance based on an individual's conviction of such an offense shall have no force or effect. In addition, individuals who are incarcerated and scheduled to be released within 30 days shall qualify as individual households for purposes of SNAP eligibility. Under current law, unless specifically excepted, individuals residing in institutions do not constitute a household.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (41)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Agriculture Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Social Welfare
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesFood assistance and reliefPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local government operations