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Hunger Relief Act of 1999

Introduced: October 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Oct 28, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13392)
Oct 27, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 27, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13264-13265)
Oct 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hunger Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to remove specified restrictions on qualified aliens' eligibility for food stamp and supplemental security income benefits.

Exempts food stamp provisions respecting aliens from: (1) the five-year waiting period for Federal means-tested public benefits eligibility; (2) inclusion of sponsor income and resources to an alien for State benefits eligibility; and (3) sponsor reimbursement requirements in cases of hardship.

Sets forth effective dates for: (1) aliens; and (2) refugees and asylees.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to authorize a State to use an alternative State auto valuation rather than the Federal one in order to provide a lower household resource attribution for food stamp program purposes.

(Sec. 4) Increases, and indexes for inflation, the food stamp excess shelter deduction.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to authorize additional appropriations for commodity purchases under the emergency food assistance program.

What's happening now October 28, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13392)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3192 Identical bill Hunger Relief Act of 2000
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 11, 2000
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 29, 2000
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 4, 2000
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2000
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 24, 2000
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 24, 2000
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