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HR 4007 101th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food stamps Forfeiture Government paperwork Grocery trade Money laundering Public assistance programs Tax administration Welfare fraud

Food Stamp Trafficking Prevention and Penalty Act of 1990

Introduced: February 7, 1990 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Feb 7, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 7, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 7, 1990
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Stamp Trafficking Prevention and Penalty Act of 1990 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require retail and wholesale food concerns participating in the food stamp program to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with their Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identifying numbers.

Makes it unlawful to launder funds obtained from food stamp coupon trafficking. Provides for civil and criminal forfeiture and property disposition for violating this Act.

What's happening now March 21, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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