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HR 1094 104th Congress House

Food Stamp Fraud Prevention Act of 1995

Official title: To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to reduce fraud by establishing forfeiture applicable to property exchanged, used in, or resulting from trafficking in food stamp benefits.

Introduced: April 5, 1995 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Crime and Law EnforcementFood stamp fraudFood stampsForfeiture
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 1, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 1, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Stamp Fraud Prevention Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for forfeiture of food stamp benefits and property used in or resulting from food stamp trafficking.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 14, 1995
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Apr 5, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 5, 1995
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 5, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 15, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1094: Food Stamp Fraud Prevention Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1094/
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"H.R. 1094: Food Stamp Fraud Prevention Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1094/.
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