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H.R. 2129 (110th)

Feeding America's Families Act of 2007

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Introduced

3 May 2007

Last action

31 May 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Sponsors

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1]

Subjects

Agriculture, Transport, Education

Source updated

14 August 2025

Agriculture · Transport · Education

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Summary

Feeding America's Families Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with respect to: (1) inflation adjustments; (2) standard deduction increases; (3) combat pay, retirement account, and education account exclusions; (4) minimum benefit increases; (5) countable resource increases; (6) legal immigrant eligibility; (7) work requirements; (8) state option to provide food assistance to foster community reintegration; (9) program administration; (10) cash payment pilot projects; (11) food stamp program reauthorization; (12) block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa; (13) outreach; (14) food stamp use at farmers' markets; (15) community food projects, community food assistance, and food bank infrastructure; (16) creation of the national food for the hungry transportation, self-help, and job-training fund; and (17) hunger-free communities collaborative grants. Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the hunger fellowship program. Amends the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to extend the commodity supplemental food program.

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Timeline

  1. 3 May 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 May 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 May 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 May 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 15 May 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4969-4970)

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 21 May 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5475-5476)

    Source: IntroReferral

  7. 31 May 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

    Source: Committee

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