HR 8256 · in committee · significant
Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026
- economy
What this bill does
- Expands nutrition assistance programs for seniors and disabled adults, including longer benefit certification periods and increased food allowances.
- Affects low-income seniors and disabled adults receiving SNAP, CSFP, and farmers market nutrition benefits.
- Funded through program reauthorization and new grant programs administered by the USDA.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would longer benefit certification periods for seniors reduce administrative burden compared to current renewal requirements?
- 02
What evidence shows that increased food allowances would address nutritional gaps in current senior nutrition assistance programs?
- 03
How would funding these expanded programs through USDA grants affect other existing nutrition assistance initiatives?
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Sponsor · D-OR-1
Suzanne Bonamici
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
20/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-04-14
Joining the bill
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original
Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original
Becca Balint
D-VT · original
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original
Debbie Dingell
D-MI-6 · original
Mary Gay Scanlon
D-PA-5 · original
Andrea Salinas
D-OR-6 · original
Lateefah Simon
D-CA-12 · original
Lois Frankel
D-FL-22 · original
Daniel S. Goldman
D-NY-10 · original
Jonathan L. Jackson
D-IL-1 · original
Summer L. Lee
D-PA-12 · original
+ 8 more
Legislative timeline
2026-04-14 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2026-04-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-04-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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