H.R.777

Closing the College Hunger Gap Act

Introduced·1/28/25
Introduced

H. R. 777

Introduced in House · February 26, 2025

January 28, 2025

Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Titus, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Crockett, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Chu, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown, Ms. Plaskett, and Mrs. Ramirez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Closing the College Hunger Gap Act”.