Senate
May 13, 2020

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2020

Summary

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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2020 This bill revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using the value of a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the...

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Introduced(5/13/20)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

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Mr. Harris

(D) CA

Cosponsors (3)

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Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

May 13, 2020