U.S. Senate · 117th Congress · S. 2667
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021
A bill 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
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Introduced
- August 5, 2021, in the Senate
- 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 (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
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Richard J. DurbinD-IL
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NY
- Martin HeinrichD-NM
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Tina SmithD-MN