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To strengthen the Food Stamp Act of 1977. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Feeding America's Families Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with respect to: (1) inflation adjustments; (2) standard deduction increases; (3) combat pay, retirement account, and education account exclusions; (4) minimum benefit increases; (5) countable resource increases; (6) legal immigrant eligibility; (7) work requirements; (8) state option to provide food assistance to foster community reintegration; (9) program administration; (10) cash payment pilot projects; (11) food stamp program reauthorization; (12) block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa; (13) outreach; (14) food stamp use at farmers' markets; (15) community food projects, community food assistance, and food bank infrastructure; (16) creation of the national food for the hungry transportation, self-help, and job-training fund; and (17) hunger-free communities collaborative grants. Establishes in the Department of Agriculture [...] show full description
- 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- 05/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5475-5476)
- 05/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4969-4970)
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to House Agriculture
show all actions- 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- 05/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5475-5476)
- 05/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4969-4970)
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to House Agriculture
- 05/03/2007 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
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