A bill to provide that certain cost of living and other increased benefits received under title II of the Social Security Act will not be considered as income for purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of benefits of participants in the food stamp program and for the purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of benefits of participants in certain programs concerning surplus agricultural commodities.

Summary

Excludes cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits from consideration as household income for purposes of determining: (1) eligibility for participation in the food stamp program; (2) the charge for issuing a coupon allotment to a household; and (3) eligibility for any Federal program administered by the Department of Agriculture which provides for the donation or distribution of surplus agricultural commodities to low-income persons.

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Timeline

1. 8 March 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 March 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Whalen, Charles W., Jr. [R-OH-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. LeFante, Joseph A. [D-NJ-14] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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