SNAP for Kids Act of 2018
Latest action (19 Apr 2018): Introduced
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Official summary
SNAP for Kids Act of 2018
This bill modifies the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to (1) increase benefits for certain small households with children who are 5-17 years old, and (2) require benefits for the households to be calculated using the low-cost food plan.
The "low-cost food plan" is the diet required to feed a family of 4, consisting of a man and a woman 19-50 years old, a child 6-8 years old, and a child 9-11 years old, at a cost that is in the second quartile of food expenditures for those families in the United States.
Common questions
- What does S. 2723 do?
- SNAP for Kids Act of 2018 This bill modifies the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to (1) increase benefits for certain small households with children who are 5-17 years old, and (2) require benefits for the households to be calculated using the low-cost food plan. The "low-cost food plan" is the diet required to feed a family of 4, consisting of a man and a woman 19-50 years old, a child 6-8 years old, and a child 9-11 years old, at a cost that is in the second quartile of food expenditures for those families in the United States.
- Has S. 2723 become law?
- Not yet. As of 19 Apr 2018, S. 2723 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 2723?
- S. 2723 was sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] (Democrat-NY), with 6 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2723?
- Introduced (19 Apr 2018).
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