A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to prohibit any household from participating in the food stamp program if such household has one or more members on strike as a result of a labor dispute.

Summary

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude from eligibility for food stamps any household with any member on strike. Excepts a household from this exclusion if it was eligible to participate in the food stamp program prior to the time such member went on strike, or if any member is subject to an employer lockout.

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Timeline

1. 27 January 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 February 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 January 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
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