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HOUSE 1078115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Military Hunger Prevention Act

Last Action
3/23/2017

Actions

  • 2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  • 2017-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
  • 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  • 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  • 2017-02-15Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  • 2017-02-15Introduced in House
  • 2017-02-15Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-15 (00)

Military Hunger Prevention Act

This bill excludes the value of a housing allowance for a member of a uniformed service from any income, assets, or resources calculation for determining eligibility for any federal program issuing benefits for nutrition assistance (including the family subsistence supplemental allowance program).

Cosponsors (20)

  • Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • DON YOUNG (R-AK)
  • Timothy Walz (D-MN)
  • Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
  • Seth Moulton (D-MA)
  • Scott Peters (D-CA)
  • WALTER JONES (R-NC)
  • Chris Stewart (R-UT)
  • Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
  • Mia Love (R-UT)
  • Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
  • David Valadao (R-CA)
  • Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Dwight Evans (D-PA)
  • TIM RYAN (D-OH)
  • Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
  • Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)

Subjects

  • Food assistance and relief
  • Housing finance and home ownership
  • Military personnel and dependents
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