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H.R. 3557 (98th)

A bill to allow State agencies to continue to elect to use a system of retrospective accounting for the purpose of determining benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

13 July 1983

Last action

20 July 1983 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.

Sponsors

Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Zablocki, Clement J. [D-WI-4], Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Edwards, Jack [R-AL-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Hatcher, Charles [D-GA-2], Rep. Hall, Katie [D-IN-1], Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9], Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Rep. Ray, Richard B. [D-GA-3], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5]

Subjects

Agriculture

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5 February 2024

Agriculture

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Summary

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to remove the requirement under the food stamp program that all household income other than migrant worker household income be calculated on a retrospective basis. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to allow State agencies to shorten or lengthen household certification periods to improve program administration. Allows State agencies to calculate on a prospective basis the earned income of specified households. Provides for supplementing, at the option of a State agency, allotments of households that experience significant losses of income. Requires households subject to retrospective accounting to file periodic reports of household circumstances.

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Timeline

  1. 13 July 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 July 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 July 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 July 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.

    Source: Committee

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