HR 8598 · 95th Congress · Agriculture and Food
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to make certain that future social security benefit increases will not have the effect of making any household ineligible for food stamps or of increasing the charges imposed therefor.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1977-07-28)
Plain Language Summary
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Excludes cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits from consideration as household income for purposes of determining: (1) eligibility for participation in the food stamp program; and (2) the charge for issuing a coupon allotment to a household.…
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