U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 2837
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal a certain disqualification to receive benefits under title IV of the Social Security Act and benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; and to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to be released from an institution within 30 days shall be considered to be a household for purposes of such Act.
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- Sponsor
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Introduced
- April 26, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Social Welfare (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (41)
41 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
- Jim CooperD-TN-5
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4
- Theodore E. DeutchD-FL-22
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-3
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
- Marcy KapturD-OH-9
- Barbara LeeD-CA-13
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Bobby L. RushD-IL-1
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-13
- David J. TroneD-MD-6
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Peter WelchD-VT-AL
Signed on later
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44April 28, 2021
- André CarsonD-IN-7April 28, 2021
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3April 28, 2021
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4April 28, 2021
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2April 28, 2021
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12May 28, 2021
- Ed CaseD-HI-1May 28, 2021
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10May 28, 2021
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1June 4, 2021
- Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VA-3June 4, 2021
- Albio SiresD-NJ-8June 16, 2021
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38June 16, 2021
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2June 16, 2021
- Val Butler DemingsD-FL-10June 30, 2021
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3June 30, 2021
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8December 14, 2021
- Dina TitusD-NV-1January 12, 2022
- Karen BassD-CA-37April 1, 2022
- Adam SmithD-WA-9September 29, 2022