S 2182 · 99th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require for purposes of food stamp program that income for all households that produce self-employment income be reduced by the amount of self-employment losses.

Introduced 1986-03-12· Sponsored by Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND]· 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: Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.(1986-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by the Food Security Act of 1985, to require that household income be reduced by any self-employment losses for purposes of food stamp program eligibility. (Current law confines such reductions to self-employment losses as a farmer.)…

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