U.S. Senate · 117th Congress · S. 2515
EATS Act of 2021
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 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 program.
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- Sponsor
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NY
- Introduced
- July 28, 2021, in the Senate
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food (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 (8)
8 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Patrick J. LeahyD-VT
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Tina SmithD-MN
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
Signed on later
- Alex PadillaD-CASeptember 13, 2021
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.D-PAOctober 5, 2021
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CANovember 14, 2022