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HR 3587 111th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance

Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009

Introduced: September 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sep 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce the maximum interval for the issuance of supplemental nutrition assistance (formerly known as food stamp) benefits from 40 days to 17 days.

What's happening now June 22, 2010

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Oct 21, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 16, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 16, 2009
Hare, Phil
· Sep 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3587: Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3587/
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"H.R. 3587: Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3587/.
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H.R. 3587, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3587/.
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