A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1964 in order to prohibit the distribution of food stamps to any household where the head of the household is engaged in a labor strike.

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Introduced

1 February 1977

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Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Subsequently: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry).

Summary

Excludes from eligibility for food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 any household whose head-of-household is on strike against his employer as the result of a labor dispute. Excepts from this exclusion any household which was eligible for participation in the food stamp program before its head-of-household went out on strike, or whose head-of-household is not working because of an employer lockout.

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summary · EN · 1 February 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/567
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