Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 19, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4778-4780)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture conduct a study of hunger in the United States and develop recommendations on reducing domestic hunger.
Directs the Secretary to make: (1) hunger-free communities collaborative grants to eligible public food program service providers or nonprofit organizations; (2) hunger-free communities infrastructure grants to eligible emergency feeding organizations; and (3) hunger-free communities training and technical assistance grants to eligible national or regional nonprofit organizations. (States that such grants' federal share shall not exceed 80%.)
Sets forth grant priorities.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2007 to Jan 23, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Apr 19, 2007 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | May 23, 2007 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jan 23, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4777-4778)
- Apr 19, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4778-4780)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7055 | Barack Obama D-IL | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4777Text printed S4778–S4780 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Apr 19, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33829 | Domestic Food Assistance and the 2008 Farm Bill Archived | Report | Aug 22, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1938 | Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007 | Related bill | May 4, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reduce hunger in the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agriculture and Food
- Census
- Child nutrition
- Community organization
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Depressed areas
- Economics and Public Finance
- Entitlements
- Families
- Food relief
- Food supply insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Hunger
- Labor and Employment
- Nonprofit organizations
- Nutrition
- Poverty
- Social Welfare
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
