HR 249
97th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Energy industries
Food and Food Industry
Food relief
Food stamps
Labor and Employment
Labor disputes
Public Welfare and Charities
Unemployment
A bill to amend section 6(d)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 5, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 1981
For Further Action See H.R.3603.
Feb 18, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Jan 5, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 5, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to deny eligibility for food stamps to any household including a person participating in a strike or labor dispute which the President determines is causing or substantially contributing to: (1) a critical shortage of any essential energy resource or strategic material; or (2) unemployment in an industry not directly involved in such strike or labor dispute.
What's happening now
For Further Action See H.R.3603.
Committees of jurisdiction
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