HR 2152 · 94th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to rescind a proposed food stamp program regulation which would require each household to pay 30 percent of its adjusted net monthly income for a coupon allotment.

Introduced 1975-01-27· Sponsored by Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1975-01-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides that the charge to a household for its food stamp allotment under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 shall not exceed the lesser of (1) the level established as of January 1, 1975, or (2) 25 percent of the household's income. Provides that, effective July 1, 1975, households in which all members receive supplemental security income benefits under the Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled program of the Social Security Act, or households in which all members are included in a federally aided public assistance or general assistance grant shall be certified for participation in the food stamp program under this Act. States that certification of all other households shall be based on the uniform national standards for eligibility required to be established under this Act.…

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