,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,gomez 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,aguilar1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 
,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4     
,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 
,correa1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,cox of      
,california1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of  
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4         
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4
 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,haaland1    
,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,ms4 ,hill 
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,lee
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 
,omar1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,peterson1   
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,ms4          
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 
,soto1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of  
,california1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4         
,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,vela1   
,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mrs4 ,torres of          

,california1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,khanna1
 and ,mr4 ,lowenthal7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to treat       
attendance at an institution of higher  
education the same as work for the      
purpose of determining eligibility to   
participate in the supplemental         
nutrition assistance program4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,enhance ,access ,to ,,snap ,act of 
#bjai or ,,eats ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,amendments ,section #f of the ,food and
 ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjae7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7e77#d7 by striking employed and        
inserting attending an institution of   
higher education 7as defined in section 
#ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb77 or         
employed1 in the aggregate12 and  7#b7  
in subsection 7o77#b77;,a7 by striking  
work and inserting attending an         

institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #ajb of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajjb77 or work1 in the aggregate14  #c4
 ,effective date ,this ,act shall take  
effect on ,january #b1 #bjbj4