3.0.0 2085 2023-01-11T13:39:24Z 2023-01-11T13:39:24Z Senate S 2017-11-07 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-11-07T17:44:34Z Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 115 2 HR 2018-12-20 Became Public Law No: 115-334. Related bill CRS 2017-11-07 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2017-11-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-11-07 True D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2018-03-20 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2018-03-20 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Food assistance and relief Social security and elderly assistance Agriculture and Food 00 2017-11-07 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-04T21:16:07Z Nourishing Our Golden Years Act

This bill amends the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to establish a minimum certification period of one year for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). During the certification period, a participant in the program may continue to receive benefits without a formal review of eligibility.

(The CSFP provides supplemental food to low-income elderly persons who are at least 60 years of age. Certification periods currently vary by state.)

Upon the request of a state, the Department of Agriculture must approve a state certification period of more than year, if, on an annual basis, the local agency administering the program: (1) verifies the address and continued interest of each participant in receiving benefits; and (2) has sufficient reason to determine that the participant still meets the income eligibility standards, which may include a determination that the participant has a fixed income.

]]> Nourishing Our Golden Years Act Display Title Nourishing Our Golden Years Act Short Titles as Introduced Nourishing Our Golden Years Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to streamline application processes and reduce the administrative burden for the commodity supplemental food program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2085is/xml/BILLS-115s2085is.xml 2017-11-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.