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H.R.3749: SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 12, 2017
- Latest Major Action Oct. 5, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
26 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Sept. 12, 2017
Bill Summary
SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow households containing an elderly or disabled member to use a standard medical expense deduction for calculating income to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. If the amount of actual costs of allowable medical expenses incurred by the elderly or disabled...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Oct. 5, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
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Sept. 15, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Sept. 12, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Sept. 12, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Al Lawson (D-Fla.) |