U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 777
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to send to certain students who submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Introduced
- January 28, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (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 (37)
37 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- Judy ChuD-CA-28
- Jasmine CrockettD-TX-30
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-7
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Ro KhannaD-CA-17
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Stacey E. PlaskettD-VI-AL
- Delia C. RamirezD-IL-3
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
Signed on later
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1February 4, 2025
- Mark TakanoD-CA-39February 4, 2025
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12February 4, 2025
- Debbie DingellD-MI-6February 5, 2025
- Laura FriedmanD-CA-30February 24, 2025
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14April 24, 2025
- George WhitesidesD-CA-27May 5, 2025
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24May 19, 2025
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44June 10, 2025
- William R. KeatingD-MA-9July 21, 2025
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-10August 12, 2025
- Wesley BellD-MO-1September 4, 2025
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1July 23, 2026
- Glenn IveyD-MD-4July 23, 2026
- Hillary J. ScholtenD-MI-3July 23, 2026
- Josh RileyD-NY-19August 10, 2026
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46September 15, 2026