FOOD STAMP PLAN

Amendments

Hunger Relief Act: enact (H.R. 5151), 17371 [20JN], 21063 [25JY], 21718 [31JY], 21934, 21941, 21943, 21949-21951, 21954 [1AU]

Nutrition programs: improve (S. 1913), 10378-10380 [30AP]

———reauthorize (S. 2722), 22520 [6AU]

Analyses

Domestic Food Assistance Act (S. 3017), 26614-26616 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Cash, No Strings Attached, Instead of Food Stamps, 1717 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: pilot project for rural areas (see H.R. 5181)

Appropriations: supplemental (see H.J. Res. 635)

Benefits: separate deductions allowable for dependent care expenses and excess shelter expenses (see H.R. 5180)

Cost reduction and improvement of program (see S. 2925)

Coupons: pilot project for redemption through uninsured financial institutions (see S. 2817; H.R. 5954)

Dependent care and excess shelter expense deductions: modification (see S. 2637)

Domestic Food Assistance Act: enact (see S. 3017)

Employment: tax credit for hiring recipients (see S. 2431)

Food Stamp Redemption Act: enact (see S. 2954)

Improvements (see S. 2607)

Retention (see S. Res. 306)

Service charges by financial institutions (see S. 2954)

State agencies: workfare program (see H.R. 5054)

Taxation: credit for hiring recipients (see S. 2431)

Letters

Cost estimate over food stamp authorization in H.R. 5151, Hunger Relief Act (sundry), 21449 [27JY]

Food stamp amendments: Dept. of Agriculture, 23838 [10AU]

———Sec. of Agriculture Block, 22955-22958 [8AU]

Lists

Organizations supporting the Anti-Hunger Act (S. 2607), 10367 [30AP]

Organizations supporting the substitute amendment to S. 1913, 10380 [30AP]

Memorials of legislature

Louisiana, 21385 [27JY]

Papers

Food Stamp Program, 21437 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Alaska: food stamp pilot program for rural areas (H.R. 5181), 5870 [19MR]

Appropriations: making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 635), consideration, 23038 [8AU]

Block grant program: conversion, 21953 [1AU]

Eligibility: assets test, 21943 [1AU]

———medical expenses, 21950 [1AU]

Food Stamp Act: amend (H.R. 5179), 5865 [19MR]

Hunger Relief Act: enact (H.R. 5151), 5626-5638, 5641 [15MR], 9603 [12AP], 20006 [28JN], 21338 [26JY], 21432-21452 [27JY], 21929 [1AU]

Recipients: increase cap on excess shelter deductions, 6078 [20MR]

Resource limits, 21941 [1AU]

State workfare programs: implement (H.R. 5054), 4774 [7MR]

States: error rates, 21949 [1AU]

———monthly reporting and retrospective budgeting provisions, 21934 [1AU]

Thrifty food plan: benefits, 26748, 26749 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Anti-Hunger Act: introduction (S. 2607), 10362 [30AP]

Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act: introduction (S. 2617), 10466 [1MY]

Cost of program: reduce (S. 2925), 22952-22958 [8AU]

———reduce (S. 2925), placed on calendar, 22958 [8AU], 24232 [5SE]

Coupons: pilot project for redemption through uninsured financial institutions (S. 2817), 19656 [28JN]

Dependent care and excess shelter expense deductions: modification (S. 2637), 10897 [3MY]

Domestic Food Assistance Act: enact (S. 3017), 29847 [4OC]

———enact (S. 3017), placed on calendar, 30709 [5OC]

———introduction (S. 3017), 26614-26618, 26629 [24SE]

Food assistance programs: maintain as national programs (S. Res. 306), 55 [23JA], 2273 [8FE]

Food Stamp Redemption Act: introduction (S. 2954), 23837 [10AU]

Hunger Relief Act: enact (H.R. 5151), 22528 [6AU]

Nutrition programs: funding, 29729 [4OC]

———substitute amendment to S. 1913, 10380 [30AP]

Recipients: tax credit for hiring recipients (S. 2431), 5740 [15MR]

Reports

Alleviate Hunger in U.S. by Strengthening Federal Nutrition Programs: Committee on Rules (H.R. 5151; H. Res. 517) (S. Rept. 98-825), 15194 [6JN]

Food Stamp Eligibility (excerpt), 21943 [1AU]

Food Stamp Program Reform Solution (1977 excerpt), 21448 [27JY]

Funding Certain Low-Income Programs (excerpt), 21448 [27JY]

Highlights From ``End Results—Impacts of Federal Policies Since 1980 on Low-Income Americans'': Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for Interfaith Action for Economic Justice, 25418 [13SE]

Retention of Tax Refunds To Offset Delinquent Debts: GAO (excerpt), 9107 [12AP]

Statements

Administration of Federal Nutrition Programs: Representative Whitten, 29729 [4OC]

Child Nutrition Programs: Senator Dole, 10467 [1MY]

Food Stamp Redemption: National Grocers Association, 23837 [10AU]

State-Established Food Assistance Programs, 21953 [1AU]

Summaries

Anti-Hunger Act (S. 2607), 10367 [30AP]

Substitute Amendment to S. 1913, 10381 [30AP]

Tables

Allotment levels for thrifty food plan, 26748 [25SE]

Food Stamp Act cost estimate (1977), 21449 [27JY]

Food stamp growth from 1977, 21449 [27JY]

Percent and amount of food stamp benefits overissued—October 1980-March 1982, 22952 [8AU]

Texts of

H.R. 5151, Hunger Relief Act, 5630-5638 [15MR]

H.R. 5179, amend Food Stamp Act, 5865 [19MR]

S. 2607, Anti-Hunger Act, 10364-10367 [30AP]

S. 2617, Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, 10467-10470 [1MY]

S. 2637, modify food stamp, dependent care, and excess shelter expense deductions, 10898 [3MY]

S. 2817, pilot project for redemption of food stamps through uninsured financial institutions, 19656 [28JN]

S. 2925, reduce cost of program, 22953-22955 [8AU]

S. 2954, Food Stamp Redemption Act, 23837 [10AU]

S. 3017, Domestic Food Assistance Act: introduction, 26616-26618 [24SE]

S. Res. 306, maintain food assistance programs as national programs, 54 [23JA]