3.0.0 3805 2023-01-11T20:24:11Z 2023-01-11T20:24:11Z House H HR 2007-10-10 110 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-10T14:06:30Z 2007-10-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 N Agriculture and Food Crime and Law Enforcement Drug abuse Ex-offenders Food stamps Social Welfare Welfare eligibility Agriculture and Food 00 2007-10-10 Introduced in House 2008-01-03T21:51:27Z Food Stamp Equality Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to make individuals convicted of specified federal or state drug-related offenses eligible for food stamp or similar benefits. (Current law denies food stamp benefits to such individuals.)

Authorizes a state to: (1) deny or limit food stamp benefits to such individuals; or (2) continue to provide such benefits under a previous opt-out provision.

]]> Food Stamp Equality Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide to States an option to provide food assistance to foster community reintegration. Introduced in House IH Display Title Food Stamp Equality Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Food Stamp Equality Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-10T04:00:00Z 2007-10-10 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.