HR 5656
111th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the Jobless Act of 2010
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 30, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the Jobless Act of 2010 - Amends the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide that: (1) through September 30, 2011, eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly the food stamp program) benefits shall not be limited by certain work-related provisions unless an individual does not comply with specified state work program provisions; and (2) beginning on October 1, 2010, with respect to such work-related provisions, a state agency shall disregard any period during which an individual received supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits prior to October 1, 2011.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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