3.0.0 4020 2023-01-11T13:38:26Z 2023-01-11T13:38:26Z House HR 2017-10-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:H.R. 4020.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H7975]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2017-10-26T17:03:05Z Referred to 2017-10-11T14:02:50Z 2017-10-26 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2017-10-11 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-10-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 N D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2017-10-11 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-10-23 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-10-25 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2017-10-25 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-10-31 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2017-10-31 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2017-11-15 False Agriculture and Food Appropriations Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Nutrition and diet Agriculture and Food 00 2017-10-11 Introduced in House 2018-05-04T21:17:09Z Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017

This bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide additional funding to the Department of Agriculture for carrying out the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).

(TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to states to supplement the diets of these groups.)

]]> Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017 Display Title Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 relating to the distribution of food; and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4020ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4020ih.xml 2017-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. 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.