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HR 2854 98th Congress House

A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit individuals who are elderly or disabled and who live in certain types of group living arrangements to be treated as individual households.

Introduced: August 2, 1983 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food BlindDisabledFederal aid to handicapped servicesFood and Food Industry
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Food reliefFood stampsHouseholdsNutrition policyOld age, survivors and disability insurancePublic Welfare and CharitiesSocial WelfareSupplemental security income program
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
May 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
May 2, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to treat elderly or disabled individuals living in certain types of group-living arrangements as individual households.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 2, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2854: A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit individuals who are elderly or disabled and who live in certain types of group living arrangements to be treated as individual households.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2854/
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"H.R. 2854: A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit individuals who are elderly or disabled and who live in certain types of group living arrangements to be treated as individual households.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2854/.
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H.R. 2854, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2854/.
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