118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 706: SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023
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Summary
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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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Sanford Bishop D-GAOriginal
- Jahana Hayes D-CTOriginal
- Marcy Kaptur D-OHOriginal
- Troy Carter D-LA
- Jasmine Crockett D-TX
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- Yadira Caraveo D-CO
- Jesús García D-IL
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Lois Frankel D-FL
- Dan Goldman D-NY
- Becca Balint D-VT
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History
- Introduced in the House by Shontel Brown.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.