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HR 2773 96th Congress House

A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or…

Official title: A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act and to allow deductions for medical and dental expenses in the computation of income for those households.

Introduced: March 8, 1979 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 8, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 1979
Introduced in House
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Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2773: A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act and to allow deductions for medical and dental expenses in the computation of income for those households.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-2773/
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"H.R. 2773: A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act and to allow deductions for medical and dental expenses in the computation of income for those households.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-2773/.
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H.R. 2773, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-2773/.
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[H.R. 2773: A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act and to allow deductions for medical and dental expenses in the computation of income for those households.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-2773/)
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