3.0.0 3602 2019-11-15T21:44:06Z 2019-11-15T21:44:06Z Senate S S 2012-09-20 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-09-20T22:32:24Z 2012-09-20 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6554-6555) IntroReferral 2012-09-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6553-6554) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N Agriculture and Food Budget deficits and national debt Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employment and training programs Food assistance and relief Government information and archives State and local government operations Agriculture and Food 00 2012-09-20 Introduced in Senate 2012-11-15T16:06:16Z Food Stamp Restoration Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for each of FY2014-FY2021, to establish a food stamp block grant program under which the Secretary shall make annual grants to each participating state that establishes a food stamp program and submits a specified annual report to the Secretary.

Requires a participating state to certify that its program includes: (1) work requirements; (2) mandatory drug testing; (3) verification of citizenship or lawful U.S. permanent residency; and (4) limitations on the eligible uses of benefits that are at least as restrictive as those in place for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program).

Provides a grant to a participating state in an amount equal to the product of: (1) the specified amount made available for the applicable fiscal year, and (2) the proportion that the number of legal residents in the state whose income does not exceed 100% of the poverty line (applicable to a family of the size involved) bears to the number of such individuals in all participating states for the applicable fiscal year.

Requires an annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit and report to Congress regarding the effectiveness of the nutritional assistance block grant program and the manner in which each participating state is implementing the program.

Permits a participating state to use the grant in any appropriate manner to provide food stamps to its legal residents.

Authorizes funds to remain available to a state for five years and requires any funds remaining unused after five years to be deposited in the Treasury.)

Repeals: (1) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, effective September 30, 2013; and (2) specified mandatory and direct funding provisions.

]]> Food Stamp Restoration Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Food Stamp Restoration Act of 2012 Display Title Food Stamp Restoration Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program. Introduced in Senate 2012-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3602is/xml/BILLS-112s3602is.xml 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6554-6555) 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.