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HR 1059 102th Congress House Social Welfare Agricultural surpluses Campaign contributors Food relief Nutrition and the aged Old age assistance Political action committees Public assistance programs

To amend section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for 2 meals served daily per person.

Introduced: February 21, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 21, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 21, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 with regard to surplus commodity food assistance for older persons to require that assistance be provided for two meals served daily per person if such meals have a specified nutritional content.

What's happening now March 21, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 7, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 7, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1059: To amend section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for 2 meals served daily per person.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1059/
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"H.R. 1059: To amend section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for 2 meals served daily per person.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1059/.
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H.R. 1059, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1059/.
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