H.R.350 - Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2011

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide greater access to the supplemental nutrition assistance program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Short: Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide greater access to the supplemental nutrition assistance program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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1/19/2011--Introduced.Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2011 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to replace current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) administrative cost provisions with provisions auth

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1/19/2011--Introduced.Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2011 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to replace current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) administrative cost provisions with provisions authorizing 75% reimbursement for specified state activities to increase program access. States that fingerprinting shall not be required for program participation. Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen pilot program to provide grants:
(1) to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group in each designated pilot community to allocate subgrants to other nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups in such community, and
(2) for technical assistance grants.

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05/02/12
User:CharissaMccabe852 - Beauedge

The large real question is which side H.R. 350 go from here? Will the Democratic managed Senate and Senate Majority Innovator Harry Reid even consider it? Will Obama sign it whether it will get through the two houses of ...

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05/02/12
User:CharissaMccabe852 - Beauedge

The large real question is which side H.R. 350 go from here? Will the Democratic managed Senate and Senate Majority Innovator Harry Reid even consider it? Will Obama sign it whether it will get through the two houses of ...

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03/05/12
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The big question is definitely in which would H. R. 350 go by ideal? Will all the Democratic controlled Senate girl Senate Majority Leading Harry Reid actually think about the idea? Would Obama sign that if it gets via that two ...

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