US HB4020 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on October 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Pending: House Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Pending: House Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide additional funding to the Department of Agriculture for carrying out the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). (TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to states to supplement the diets of these groups.)
Title
Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM] | Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2017-10-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. |
2017-10-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
2017-10-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4020/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4020/BILLS-115hr4020ih.pdf |