H.R. 777 · 119th Congress — Closing the College Hunger Gap Act
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to send information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the SNAP food benefits (SNAP) to certain college students. Specifically, ED…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 777
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-01-28
- Latest action date
- 2025-01-28
Record overview
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to send information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the SNAP food benefits (SNAP) to certain college students. Specifically, ED must send this information, in both written and electronic form, to a student who submits the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and has a negative or zero student aid score for the year. ED must also provide the student with contact information for the state agency that administers SNAP in the state in which the student resides. ED must consult with the Department of Agriculture and other applicable federal or state agencies to design the written and electronic communications regarding potential SNAP eligibility and the SNAP application process.
The recorded stage is committee referral: the named committee or committees consider the parts within their jurisdiction. Referral alone does not mean the measure has passed Congress or become law.
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Connecticut · House District 5 · Democratic
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.