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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025
10/1/2025, 4:15 AM
Summary of Bill HR 5129
The bill titled "To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes" was introduced in the 119th Congress on September 4, 2025.
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Current Status of Bill HR 5129
Bill HR 5129 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 4, 2025. Bill HR 5129 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on September 4, 2025. Bill HR 5129's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. as of September 4, 2025
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5129
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
3Democrat Cosponsors
3Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5129
Primary Policy Focus
Agriculture and FoodAlternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5129
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes.
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes.
Comments
Mac Yang
482
3 months ago
I'm so excited for this!
Penny Hsu
506
3 months ago
This bill is supposed to help close the meal gap, but all it does is create more bureaucracy and waste taxpayer money. Did you know that it allocates funds for a study on the impact of food insecurity on pets?
Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5129
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