Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2009 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of food stamp eligibility for a person convicted of a felony which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2009 to Jun 16, 2009, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 16, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
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