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HR 782 109th Congress House Agriculture and Food Dairy products Food relief Food stamps Milk Nutrition Social Welfare Welfare eligibility

Senior Nutrition Act of 2005

Introduced: February 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Feb 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E222)
Feb 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Senior Nutrition Act of 2005 - 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 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 Federal poverty income guidelines.
What's happening now March 16, 2005

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3761 Related bill Senior Nutrition Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 14, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 10, 2005
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 782: Senior Nutrition Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-782/
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"H.R. 782: Senior Nutrition Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-782/.
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H.R. 782, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-782/.
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