S 3597 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.

Introduced Sep 25, 2008 Originated Senate Sponsor Tom Harkin D-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 8, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-380.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 25, 2008
  2. Passed SenateSep 25, 2008
  3. Passed HouseSep 27, 2008
  4. To the PresidentSep 30, 2008
  5. Became lawOct 8, 2008

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to replace "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" with "Food Stamp Act of 1977" in a provision reauthorizing grant funds to assist eligible private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects.

Makes such grant funds for FY2008 available until September 30, 2009, to fund proposals solicited in FY2008.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 8, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-380.
  2. Oct 8, 2008Signed by President.
  3. Sep 30, 2008Presented to President.
  4. Sep 27, 2008Cleared for White House.
  5. Sep 27, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10272-10273)
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 6981To make technical corrections to section 4406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.Related billSep 22, 2008

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2008Enrolled Bill
  2. Sep 26, 2008Referred in House
  3. Sep 26, 2008Engrossed in Senate
  4. Sep 25, 2008Introduced in Senate

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