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House Bill 5915
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 14, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 14, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5915
Congress
116
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Tennessee
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
California
Democrat
Mike Thompson
California
Democrat
Nanette Diaz Barragan
California
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Bill Foster
Illinois
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Democrat
Jesús Chuy García
Illinois
Democrat
Andre Carson
Indiana
Democrat
Joe Kennedy III
Massachusetts
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Michigan
Democrat
Alma Adams
North Carolina
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2020

This bill repeals a lifetime ban that prohibits individuals convicted of certain offenses related to the possession, use, or distribution of controlled substances from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or assistance under programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grants. In addition, individuals who are incarcerated and scheduled to be released within 30 days shall qualify as individual households for purposes of SNAP eligibility. Under current law, unless specifically excepted, individuals residing in institutions do not constitute a household.

Existing state laws that removed or modified the federal ban at the state level shall have no force or effect.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
February 14, 2020
Actions (4)
03/05/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
02/14/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
02/14/2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
02/14/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:16 PM
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