US HB501 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-23 - Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-23 - Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 2009 - Applies the poverty line used in making eligibility determinations under the Food Stamp and School Lunch programs in Alaska, for a specified six-month period, to the same eligibility determinations in all states and the District of Columbia.
Title
America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA] | Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD] |
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | |
| 2009-04-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | |
| 2009-01-14 | Referred to House Education and Labor | |
| 2009-01-14 | Referred to House Agriculture | |
| 2009-01-14 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Alaska
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Alaska
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/501/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr501/BILLS-111hr501ih.pdf |
