House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
OHH SNAP Act of 2026
Official title: To allow certain students, including those who have a student aid index equal to or less than zero, to qualify for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8246.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 63, April 9, 2026, Page H2831):Article I Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8246, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8246
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
20 cosponsors — 20 Democrats
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Summer Lee (D-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Adam Smith (D-WA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nikema Williams.
- H.R. 4423 (119th) No New Burma Funds Act
- H.R. 1640 (119th) HEIRS Act of 2025
- H.Res. 30 (119th) Honoring the life, achievements, legacy, and public service of former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr.
- H.Con.Res. 65 (119th) Commending State and local governments for championing reproductive rights as human rights.
- H.R. 4917 (119th) Expanding the VOTE Act
- H.R. 4910 (119th) Sustaining Our Democracy Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.