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HR 4904 113th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Fruit and vegetables Poverty and welfare assistance

Vegetables Are Really Important Eating Tools for You (VARIETY) Act of 2014

Introduced: June 24, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Jun 19, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 19, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vegetables Are Really Important Eating Tools For You (VARIETY) Act of 2014 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.

What's happening now July 7, 2014

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 15
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 11, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 11, 2014
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jul 9, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 9, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 9, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2014
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 26, 2014
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 24, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jun 24, 2014
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 20, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2014
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 19, 2014
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 19, 2014
PASTOR, ED
· Jun 19, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 19, 2014
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 19, 2014
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 19, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4904: Vegetables Are Really Important Eating Tools for You (VARIETY) Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4904/
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"H.R. 4904: Vegetables Are Really Important Eating Tools for You (VARIETY) Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4904/.
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H.R. 4904, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4904/.
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