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HRES 760 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

Introduced: August 2, 2012 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Aug 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
What's happening now August 13, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 12, 2012
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 12, 2012
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 12, 2012
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 12, 2012
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 5, 2012
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 30, 2012
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 30, 2012
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 12, 2012
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Garamendi, John
California · Sep 21, 2012
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2012
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 14, 2012
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2012
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 14, 2012
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 12, 2012
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 11, 2012
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 11, 2012
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 11, 2012
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 11, 2012
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2012
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 11, 2012
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 11, 2012
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 11, 2012
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2012
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 11, 2012
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 11, 2012
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 11, 2012
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 11, 2012
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2012
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2012
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2012
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 11, 2012
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2012
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 11, 2012
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 11, 2012
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 11, 2012
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 11, 2012
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 11, 2012
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2012