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H.R. 742 (96th)

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 purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of benefits of participants in certain programs concerning surplus agricultural commodities.

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Introduced

15 January 1979

Last action

15 January 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsors

Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1], Rep. Flood, Daniel J. [D-PA-11], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Jenrette, John W., Jr. [D-SC-6], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL]

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Summary

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to exclude 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. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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