Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Poverty and welfare assistance

Bill Introduced: S.873 Drug Free Families Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1783 School Food Modernization Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities, training school food service personnel, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.825 Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1752 SNAP Transparency Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require retail food stores to collect, and report to the Secretary of Agriculture, detailed information that identifies food items purchased with benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and to require the Secretary to compile and publish such information.

Bill Introduced: S.836 Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1720 Local School Foods Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase the amount of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving a grant from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1698 Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.762 A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1657 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1616 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1601 Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.744 JOLT Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.723 Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1503 No Hungry Kids Act

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.143 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program.

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1414 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1395 Weekends Without Hunger Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1355 State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1303 School Nutrition Flexibility Act

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1244 Sensible School Lunch Act

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z