A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for the acceptance by pharmacies of food stamps in exchange for food supplements prescribed for consumption by cancer patients.

Introduced

24 January 1979

Last action

24 January 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsors

Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-28], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Lederer, Raymond F. [D-PA-3], Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2], Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Gudger, V. Lamar [D-NC-11], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Del. Evans, Melvin H. [R-VI-At Large], Rep. Leach, Claude (Buddy), Jr. [D-LA-4], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

5 February 2024