HR 1460 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for the acceptance by pharmacies of food stamps in exchange for food supplements prescribed for consumption by cancer patients.

Introduced 1979-01-24· Sponsored by Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1979-01-24)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for the acceptance by pharmacies of food stamps in exchange for food or food supplements prescribed for cancer patients.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]NY
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]
Resident Commissioner Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large]
Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]
Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4]WV
Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]
Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14]
Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24]NY
Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3]
Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4]
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19]NY
Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-27]
Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13]
Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16]
Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]
Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3]
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-27]