Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Poverty and welfare assistance2009-11-06T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/8448Bill Introduced: S.2749 Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/action/2159902009-11-06T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Affordable Health Care for America Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/action/2133672009-10-29T10:05:00Z
To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Affordable Health Care for America Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/action/2141592009-10-29T00:00:00Z
To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: H.R.2997 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/action/2120562009-10-21T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 21, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-80. Bill Signed by President: H.R.2997 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/action/2120552009-10-21T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 21, 2009: Signed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.2997 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/action/2117112009-10-16T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 16, 2009: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.2997 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/action/2113352009-10-08T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 08, 2009: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: S.1737 Expand School Meals Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/2102182009-10-01T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the number of children eligible for free school meals, with a phased-in transition period.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3705 Expand School Meals Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/2103222009-10-01T00:00:00Z
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the number of children eligible for free school meals.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1693 Safe Food for Schools Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/action/2090542009-09-22T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure the safety of school meals by enhancing coordination with States and schools operating school meal programs in the case of a recall of contaminated food.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1650 Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-08:/action/2078612009-09-08T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the purchase and processing of healthful commodities for use in school meal programs.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1625 Measuring American Poverty Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/action/2066242009-08-06T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to provide for an improved method to measure poverty so as to enable a better assessment of the effects of programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1577 Asthma Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/action/2064712009-08-05T00:00:00Z
A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1548 Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/action/2056942009-07-30T00:00:00Z
A bill to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3329 Look-back Elimination Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/action/2047322009-07-24T00:00:00Z
To eliminate the requirement that, to be eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would have been eligible for aid under the former program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children at the time of removal from the home.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3321 AFTERSchool Meals Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/action/2043622009-07-23T00:00:00Z
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3312 Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-23:/action/2042672009-07-23T00:00:00Z
To provide for programs that reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1499 A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent.tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/action/2041462009-07-22T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3293 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/action/2041952009-07-22T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3288 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2010tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/action/2040672009-07-22T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.<br /><br />