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HR 3557 98th Congress House Agriculture and Food Federal-state relations Food and Food Industry Food relief Food stamps Public Welfare and Charities Public assistance programs States

A bill to allow State agencies to continue to elect to use a system of retrospective accounting for the purpose of determining benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 4, 1983 See on congress.gov
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Jul 13, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 13, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to remove the requirement under the food stamp program that all household income other than migrant worker household income be calculated on a retrospective basis.

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to allow State agencies to shorten or lengthen household certification periods to improve program administration. Allows State agencies to calculate on a prospective basis the earned income of specified households.

Provides for supplementing, at the option of a State agency, allotments of households that experience significant losses of income.

Requires households subject to retrospective accounting to file periodic reports of household circumstances.

What's happening now July 20, 1983

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Aug 4, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 13, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3557: A bill to allow State agencies to continue to elect to use a system of retrospective accounting for the purpose of determining benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3557/
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"H.R. 3557: A bill to allow State agencies to continue to elect to use a system of retrospective accounting for the purpose of determining benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3557/.
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H.R. 3557, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3557/.
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