OHH SNAP Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the Overcoming Higher Education Hunger Through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Act of 2026 or the OHH SNAP Act of 2026.

Section 5(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (3); and

(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended—

(1) in subsection (e)—

(A) in paragraph (7), by striking or at the end;

(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

(9) has a student aid index that is equal to or less than $0, as determined by the procedures established in part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk–1087vv); or

(10) is determined to be independent based on one of the criteria specified in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H) of section 480(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1087vv).

(C) ; and

(2) in subsection (o)(2)(A), by striking work and inserting attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or work, in the aggregate,.

Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act.