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House Bill 2837
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 26, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 26, 2021
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2021
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
2837
Congress
117
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
Barbara Lee
California
Democrat
Karen Bass
California
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
California
Democrat
Nanette Diaz Barragan
California
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
California
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Connecticut
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Ted Deutch
Florida
Democrat
Val Demings
Florida
Democrat
Hank Johnson
Georgia
Democrat
Ed Case
Hawaii
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Democrat
Danny K. Davis
Illinois
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Democrat
Andre Carson
Indiana
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Maine
Democrat
David Trone
Maryland
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Maryland
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Massachusetts
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Michigan
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Mississippi
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Missouri
Democrat
Dina Titus
Nevada
Democrat
Steven Horsford
Nevada
Democrat
Albio Sires
New Jersey
Democrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman
New Jersey
Democrat
Alma Adams
North Carolina
Democrat
Deborah K. Ross
North Carolina
Democrat
Marcy Kaptur
Ohio
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Oregon
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Oregon
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Tennessee
Democrat
Peter Welch
Vermont
Democrat
Bobby Scott
Virginia
Democrat
Adam Smith
Washington
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Washington
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021

This bill repeals a lifetime ban that prohibits individuals convicted of certain offenses related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or assistance under programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants. Any state law that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP benefits or TANF assistance based on an individual's conviction of such an offense shall have no force or effect.

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.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
April 26, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Aug 05, 2021
Introduced in Senate
9
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2667
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (4)
07/01/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
04/26/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
04/26/2021
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.
04/26/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:35 PM
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