Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 22, 2010 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.
- IntroducedSep 16, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce the maximum interval for the issuance of supplemental nutrition assistance (formerly known as food stamp) benefits from 40 days to 17 days.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2009 to Oct 21, 2009; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Sep 16, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Oct 21, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2009 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Jun 22, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Sep 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce the interval for the issuance of benefits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2009Introduced in House
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