2012-11-15T19:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-03:/committee/644 tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-15:/action/343733 2012-11-15T19:00:00Z To establish programs in the executive branch to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as "Carcinogen-Free", and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-15:/action/343684 2012-11-15T19:00:00Z To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-10-01:/action/342905 2012-10-01T20:00:00Z To replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-20:/action/342134 2012-09-20T20:00:00Z To replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-19:/action/341887 2012-09-19T20:00:00Z To provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced specialty crops.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-19:/action/341797 2012-09-19T20:00:00Z To define urban rodent control for purposes of clarifying the control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by the Wildlife services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and by the private sector, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-01:/action/338730 2012-08-01T20:00:00Z Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-31:/action/338175 2012-07-31T20:00:00Z To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of certain veterans while they have disability claims pending under title 38 of the United States Code.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-30:/action/337799 2012-07-30T20:00:00Z To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under such Act.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-24:/action/337191 2012-07-24T20:00:00Z To establish programs in the executive branch to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as "Cancer-Free", and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-18:/action/333958 2012-06-18T20:00:00Z To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to improve the response to insect infestations and related diseases and to change the funding source for the Healthy Forests Reserve Program, to codify the stewardship end result contracting and good neighbor authorities, and to amend the emergency watershed protection program to improve post fire rehabilitation, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-16:/action/331270 2012-05-16T20:00:00Z Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding funding for feeding assistance programs, especially those affecting children.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324061 2012-03-28T20:00:00Z To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st Century.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324271 2012-03-28T20:00:00Z To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit providers of eligible food purchasing and delivery services to be approved as retail food stores that accept and redeem supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-27:/action/323887 2012-03-27T20:00:00Z To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that Puerto Rico may be treated in the same manner as the several States for the purpose of carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under such Act.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-19:/action/322853 2012-03-19T20:00:00Z To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management programs to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-26:/action/321338 2012-02-26T19:00:00Z Recognizing the critical importance of the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), formerly called the food stamp program.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-06:/action/320254 2012-02-06T19:00:00Z To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-14:/action/317645 2011-12-14T19:00:00Z To amend the Plant Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to certain owners as compensation for economic losses due to quarantine, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-12:/action/317343 2011-12-12T19:00:00Z To require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for other purposes.<br /><br />