{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-5346","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":5346,"title":"Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2021-09-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B000490","fullName":"Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]","party":"D","state":"GA","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":30,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2021-10-06","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2021-10-06","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-09-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-09-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-09-23","text":"Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1015)","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-09-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-09-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><strong>Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill facilitates the participation of military households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by excluding from income limits the housing allowance provided to members of the Armed Forces and modifying administration and other aspects of the program.</p>","updateDate":"2025-06-06T14:17:56Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":313,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:23:59.366Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Equal%20Access%20to%20the%20Right%20Nutrition%20for%20Military%20Families%20(E"}]}}