House Bill 3743
116th Congress(2019-2020)
STOP Campus Hunger Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 12, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3743
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Supporting Transparency to Overcome Poverty and Campus Hunger Act or the STOP Campus Hunger Act
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide students with certain information related to nutrition assistance.
Specifically, such IHEs must annually provide students with
- information on the most recent student eligibility guidance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
- contact information for the state agencies that administer SNAP and WIC; and
- information on food pantries, food assistance facilities, and other services that are available to enrolled students.
The bill also requires the Department of Education to annually update its College Navigator website with the most recent student eligibility guidance for SNAP and WIC.
July 12, 2019
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07/12/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
07/12/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:39 PM