Food Assistance And Relief
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Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016 [HB-4967]
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Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide additional funding to the Department of Agriculture for carrying out the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). (TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to states to supplement the diets of these groups.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 05/09/2016
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DELIVER Act of 2016 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2016 [HB-4942]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
DELIVER Act of 2016 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 54 cents per mile for 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/14/2016
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Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016 [HB-4881]
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Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), with the addition of: meat, fish, and poultry; beans, soups, and immature varieties of legumes (such as those used in canned green peas, green beans, snap beans, yellow beans, and wax beans);
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/31/2016
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Food and Nutrition Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-4849]
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Food and Nutrition Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to change the work requirements for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The bill reduces, from three months to one month, the time period for which able-bodied adults without dependents may receive SNAP benefits over a three-year period without meeting work requirements. The bill modifies the exemption from work requirements for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/31/2016
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Food Deserts Act of 2016 [HB-4833]
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[Grants ]
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Food Deserts Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture program to provide grants to states for revolving funds to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. An underserved community is a community that has: (1) limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery retail stores or farmer-to-consumer direct markets; and (2) a high rate of hunger or food insecurity or a high poverty rate. States must use the funds to make loans to support grocery
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/31/2016
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To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes. [HB-4617]
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To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 [HB-461]
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Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. Defines "qualified wild game meat" as the meat of any animal typically used for human consumption but only if: (1) such animal is killed in the wild by the individual making the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/21/2015
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SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-4540]
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SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit states to use drug test results for determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to states to treat individuals who test positive. The bill increases from $20 to $50 the amount of annual benefits received
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Families of Flint Act [HB-4479]
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Families of Flint Act This bill provides support for Flint, Michigan in addressing lead in the city's drinking water and related issues. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by establishing a 10-year grant program to ensure that Flint's drinking water does not contain: (1) lead levels that threaten public health or the environment, or (2) other drinking water contaminants and pathogens that threaten public health. The bill also establishes specified grant programs for assisting Flint that are established within the Department of Labor, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H598) on 02/09/2016
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No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016 [HB-4420]
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No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make convicted terrorists ineligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 02/17/2016
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Early Pell Promise Act [HB-4415]
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Early Pell Promise Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to carry out a program of grants to state educational agencies under which a student who is in eighth grade and is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act may be provided a commitment to receive a Federal Pell Grant early in the student's academic career. Pursuant to such a commitment, the student shall receive a Pell Grant during the first two years of attendance at an institution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Food Waste Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-4382]
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Food Waste Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 to require contractors who enter into contracts above $25,000 with a federal executive agency for the provision, service, or sale of food in the United States to submit annual reports on the weight of food that was disposed of by donation, composting, or discarding. The agency must submit such reports to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the OMB must then submit an annual report to Congress aggregating the information in the reports.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Introduced In House on 01/13/2016
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Food Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-4184]
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Food Recovery Act of 2015 This bill amends the following to provide funding, expand tax deductions, and establish requirements to reduce food waste: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the Internal Revenue Code; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and several agricultural laws. The bill expands and establishes federal grant and loan programs to: improve the nutritional health of children and raise awareness about food waste, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-4121]
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities. The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to increase
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 12/18/2015
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Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act [HB-3886]
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Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise several provisions related to the child and adult care food program. Under current law: (1) an institution that provides child or day care under the program may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one supplement per day per child; and (2) a family or group day care home sponsoring organization may receive the same maximum reimbursement, but only with respect to a child that is maintained in a child care setting for at least eight
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Improving School Nutrition Training Act [HB-3817]
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Improving School Nutrition Training Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to add requirements regarding the availability of training that the Department of Agriculture provides under current law for local food service personnel. The training must be scheduled primarily during paid working hours, offered in-person when appropriate, and incorporate hands-on training techniques. If the training is scheduled outside of working hours, food service personnel must be informed about the necessity of scheduling the program and compensated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Food Security Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3657]
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Food Security Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill. The bill revises the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/15/2015
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Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act [HB-3532]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow federal grant-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs carried out by states to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3502]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [HB-34]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[International ]
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017. (Sec. 4) Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Signed By President. on 12/13/2016