America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 23, 2009 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 2009 - Applies the poverty line used in making eligibility determinations under the Food Stamp and School Lunch programs in Alaska, for a specified six-month period, to the same eligibility determinations in all states and the District of Columbia.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2009 to Feb 3, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 3, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 14, 2009 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 14, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Apr 23, 2009Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to House Agriculture
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- America's Right-to-Eat Rescue 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.
- Jan 14, 2009Introduced in House
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