S 1669 · 93th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Family Nutrition Act

Introduced 1973-04-30· Sponsored by Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.(1973-04-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Family Nutrition Act - Extends eligibility, under the Food Stamp Act, to specified households whether or not they occupy an entire dwelling unit. Establishes uniform national standards of eligibility for participation by households in the food stamp program and the program of distribution of federally donated foods, including: (1) the income eligibility criteria shall not be less than the equivalent of the product of the face value of the coupon allotment issued to a household; (2) the resource eligibility criteria, for liquid and nonliquid assets, shall not be less than $3,000 for each individual sixty years of age or over; and (3) households in which members are included in a federally aided public assistance program under the Social Security Act shall be eligible to participate in the food stamp program if they satisfy the eligibility criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish standards of eligibility for (1) households that are victims of a natural disaster, and (2) for Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands, to reflect the cost of obtaining a nutritionally adequate diet in those areas. Grants the Secretary the power to investigate complaints made by parti…

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Cosponsors (9)

8 Democrats1 Republican