AAU, together with ACE, APLU, and 31 other higher education associations, sent a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Alfred Lawson Jr. (D-FL) to thank them for introducing S. 2143/H.R. 3809, the College Student Hunger Act of 2019. This legislation would remove barriers preventing low-income students from accessing SNAP benefits by expanding the program to include Pell Grant-eligible students and students with an expected family contribution of $0, and requires the Education Department to notify these students that they may be eligible for these benefits and provide information on how to apply. In the letter, the organizations said the measure “will provide needed tools and resources aimed at ensuring that students will not go hungry as they pursue higher education.”