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HR 4027 104th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food stamp fraud Food stamps Public assistance programs Social Welfare Welfare eligibility Welfare recipients

Food Stamp Conversion and Profiteering Prohibition Act of 1996

Introduced: September 5, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Sep 5, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 5, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1538)
Sep 5, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Stamp Conversion and Profiteering Prohibition Act of 1996 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to prohibit food stamp recipients from using such food to acquire anything other than food.

What's happening now September 11, 1996

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 25, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4027: Food Stamp Conversion and Profiteering Prohibition Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4027/
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"H.R. 4027: Food Stamp Conversion and Profiteering Prohibition Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4027/.
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H.R. 4027, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4027/.
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