FOOD STAMPS

Articles and editorials

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families, Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S4537 [6JN]

Feeling the Pinch of a Military Salary—For Some Families Pay Doesn't Cover the Basics, S2289 [6AP]

On Home Front, Military Families Struggle With Low Pay, S4538 [6JN]

U.S. Soldiers Rely on Charity To Support Families, S4538 [6JN]

Letters

Subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance: Charles L. Calkins, Fleet Reserve Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Dennis F. Pierman, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S2289 [6AP]

———Edwin Dorn, Dept. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S2288 [6AP]

———John W. Smart, VFW, S2287 [6AP]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, S2287 [6AP]

———Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2288 [6AP]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S2288 [6AP]

———Richard D. Murray, National Association for Uniformed Services, S2287 [6AP]

———Senator Domenici, Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2289, S2290 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2287 [6AP]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S2290 [6AP]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: protection of commissary benefits, H3198 [17MY]

Crime: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: reliance of military families on food stamps, H1563 [29MR], H8051 [25SE]

Government regulations: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H62-H65 [31JA], E63 [2FE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs, H9706 [11OC], E1903 [25OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (H.R. 1055), H191 [2FE], H240 [8FE], H416 [15FE], H736 [8MR], H1050, H1051 [15MR], H1249 [22MR], H1417 [28MR], H1732 [4AP], H2634 [8MY], H5816 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, S2286-S2290, S2295 [6AP], S4537-S4541 [6JN]

———extend food stamp eligibility requirements to members stationed overseas, S5071 [14JN], S5236 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Economic Research Service study on the decline in food stamp program participation, S7334-S7337 [20JY]

———Food Electronically and Effectively Distributed Website Demonstration Project funding, S7367 [20JY]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Housing: raise cap on excess shelter cost and adjust for inflation, S10682 [18OC]

Montana: continue food stamp program standard utility allowance waiver, S7371, S7372 [20JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1571-S1573 [22MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility relative to ownership of motor vehicles, S10682 [18OC]

Texts of

S. 1733, Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act, H62 [31JA]