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HR 4967 114th Congress House

Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 relating to the distribution of food; and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food AppropriationsDepartment of AgricultureExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefNutrition and diet
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 9, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Apr 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016

This bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide additional funding to the Department of Agriculture for carrying out the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).

(TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to states to supplement the diets of these groups.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4020 Reintroduced Bill Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4967: Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4967/
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"H.R. 4967: Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4967/.
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H.R. 4967, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4967/.
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