HR 5107 107th Congress House

Senior Nutrition Act of 2002

Official title: To amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to assist the neediest of senior citizens by modifying the eligibility criteria for supplemental f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to assist the neediest of senior citizens by modifying the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the commodity supplemental food program to take into account the extraordinarily high out-of-pocket medical expenses that senior citizens pay, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2002 See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food AuthorizationCheeseEconomics and Public FinanceFood relief

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Food stampsMilkNutrition and the agedSocial Welfare

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 16, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Jul 11, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jul 11, 2002

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 16, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senior Nutrition Act of 2002 - Amends the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to make a person who is at least 60 years old eligible for the commodity supplemental food program (program) if such person: (1) is eligible for the food stamp program; or (2) has a household income that is not more than 185 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines.

Authorizes permanent program appropriations.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

Cosponsors 23

Doggett, Lloyd

Texas · Jul 25, 2002

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Jul 25, 2002

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jul 25, 2002

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Jul 25, 2002

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2002

Thompson, Mike

California · Jul 22, 2002

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jul 18, 2002

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jul 18, 2002

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Jul 18, 2002

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Jul 18, 2002

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Jul 18, 2002

Waters, Maxine

California · Jul 18, 2002

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jul 17, 2002

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2002

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Jul 16, 2002

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2002

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2002

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2002

Sherman, Brad

California · Jul 16, 2002

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Jul 16, 2002

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Jul 12, 2002

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jul 11, 2002

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Jul 11, 2002

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