S 3761
109th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Dairy products
Food relief
Food stamps
Milk
Nutrition
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Senior Nutrition Act of 2006
Introduced: July 28, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 28, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8412-8413)
Jul 28, 2006
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Senior Nutrition Act of 2006 - 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. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program and prohibits using such funds to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to such program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1