A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to provide food stamps to certain households which include an able-bodied adult person who is a member of a labor union and is refusing to work at a plant or site subject to strike or lockout.

Summary

Defines "refusal to accept employment" for purposes of the Food Stamp Act with respect to able-bodied adult persons who are members of a labor union and who refuse to work at a plant or site subject to a strike or lockout. States that except where a person who is a member of a labor union and works at a plant or site subject to a strike or lockout has less than $1,500 in liquid assets, proper negotiations have been conducted between the employer and the union, and a Federal arbitrator has certified that the union has made every honest attempt at fair collective bargaining, refusal to work at such plant or site for the duration of such strike or lockout shall be deemed to be a refusal to accept employment. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 2014(c))

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Timeline

1. 23 January 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 January 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 January 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 January 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Williams, Lawrence G. [R-PA-7] · R · Sponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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