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EATS Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1488| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (14)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2023 or the EATS Act of 2023 This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain students. Specifically, the bill removes the restriction on SNAP eligibility for students to allow otherwise eligible students who are attending institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least half time to participate in SNAP. Under current law, students 18-49 years old are restricted, with exceptions, from participating in SNAP. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 temporarily exempted some students from certain SNAP eligibility requirements; these temporary student exemptions are currently scheduled to expire after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023. Further, the bill provides that students enrolled at least half time in a recognized school, training program, or IHE constitute individual households (not residents of institutions ) and may be eligible for SNAP benefits. (Participation in SNAP is limited to households.)
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2515
EATS Act of 2021
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 1, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3183
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2515
    EATS Act of 2021


  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 1, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3183
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3183: EATS Act of 2023

EATS Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1488| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2023
Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2023 or the EATS Act of 2023 This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for certain students. Specifically, the bill removes the restriction on SNAP eligibility for students to allow otherwise eligible students who are attending institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least half time to participate in SNAP. Under current law, students 18-49 years old are restricted, with exceptions, from participating in SNAP. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 temporarily exempted some students from certain SNAP eligibility requirements; these temporary student exemptions are currently scheduled to expire after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023. Further, the bill provides that students enrolled at least half time in a recognized school, training program, or IHE constitute individual households (not residents of institutions ) and may be eligible for SNAP benefits. (Participation in SNAP is limited to households.)
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2515
EATS Act of 2021
May 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 1, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3183
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2515
    EATS Act of 2021


  • May 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • June 1, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3183
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (14)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3183: EATS Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted