HR 2228 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to waive the limitation on the amount of the excess shelter expense deduction for households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who receive benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.

Introduced 1979-02-15· Sponsored by Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1979-02-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to remove the $75 limit on the excess shelter expense deduction in the computation of household income for households composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older, or who receive supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.…

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