SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023
United States118th CongressHR-706House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 2, 2023
Summary
SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023 This bill expands benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for households with children under the age of 18 who have chronic medical conditions. Specifically, the bill revises the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP to allow households to deduct allowable medical expenses in excess of $35 per month incurred for such children from their incomes in calculating SNAP benefits. Currently, the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP only allows qualified households with an elderly or disabled member to deduct such expenses.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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