HR 1000 · 105th Congress · Agriculture and Food

To require States to establish a system to prevent prisoners from being considered part of any household for purposes of determining eligibility of the household for food stamp benefits and the amount of food stamp benefits to be provided to the household under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.

Introduced 1997-03-10· Sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 76.(1997-06-10)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1997-04-08
Roll #73
Yea 409Nay 0
Democrats
188 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
220 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1997-04-08
Roll #73
Yea 409Nay 0
Democrats
188 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
220 Yea·0 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require States to verify that prisoners are not considered part of a household for food stamp program purposes.…

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Cosponsors (8)

3 Democrats5 Republicans