Bridging the SNAP Gap Act of 2023
This bill expands certain income exclusions and the excess medical expense deduction under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Specifically, the bill excludes income from children in elementary or secondary schools who are age 21 or younger from income calculations for purposes of determining SNAP eligibility (currently, the exclusion is limited to children who are age 17 or younger).
In addition, the bill expands the excess medical expense deduction to include all individuals, rather than only individuals age 60 or older or individuals with disabilities. (The excess medical expense deduction allows for the deduction of certain out-of-pocket medical expenses that exceed $35 per month from income calculations under SNAP.) The bill also specifies that the amount of the deduction must be equal to the premium rate for Medicare medical services, although states may choose to set higher amounts.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4815 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4815
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical
expense deduction, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 20, 2023
Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Keating) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical
expense deduction, 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 ``Bridging the SNAP Gap Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. AGE FOR EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME.
Section 5(d)(7) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2014(d)(7)) is amended by striking ``17'' and inserting ``21''.
SEC. 3. STANDARD MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION.
Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)(5)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Excess'' and
inserting ``Standard'';
(2) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``containing an elderly or disabled
member'';
(B) by striking ``excess'' and inserting
``standard''; and
(C) by striking ``incurred by the elderly or
disabled member,'';
(3) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``excess'' and
inserting ``standard''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``eligible
elderly or disabled''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Standard medical expense deduction amount.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), the standard medical expense
deduction under subparagraph (A) shall be, with
respect to a fiscal year, equal to the monthly
premium rate determined under section
1839(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395r(a)(3)) that is applicable on
October 1 of that fiscal year.
``(ii) Exception.--For any fiscal year, a
State agency may establish a greater standard
medical expense deduction than described in
clause (i) if the greater deduction satisfies
cost neutrality standards established by the
Secretary for that fiscal year.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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