OHH SNAP Act of 2023

The OHH SNAP Act of 2023 (H.R. 4456), officially known as the Overcoming Higher Education Hunger Through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Act, aims to expand access to food assistance for college students.

If passed, the bill would make it easier for students attending institutions of higher education to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by removing certain employment requirements and expanding eligibility criteria. Specifically, it would allow students with an "expected family contribution" of zero—a measure of a family's ability to pay for college—to automatically qualify for benefits. The bill also seeks to include living expenses covered by educational loans when calculating a student's financial need for food assistance.