Issue: Poverty and welfare assistance

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H.R.3705 - Expand School Meals Act of 2009
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 ...

Introduced Nov 16, 2009 16 Views
H.R.3045 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009
To reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

Introduced Sep 30, 2009 38 Views
S.1693 - Safe Food for Schools Act of 2009
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 ...

Introduced Sep 22, 2009 9 Views
H.R.3288 - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2010
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year endin...

Senate Passed Sep 21, 2009 239 Views
S.1650 - Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the purchase and processing of healthful commodities for use in sc...

Introduced Sep 08, 2009 10 Views
S.1625 - Measuring American Poverty Act of 2009
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 assess...

Introduced Aug 06, 2009 8 Views
S.1577 - Asthma Act
A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma pr...

Introduced Aug 05, 2009 17 Views
H.R.3293 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending ...

House Passed Aug 04, 2009 58 Views
H.R.3047 - Universal Prekindergarten Act
To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool ass...

Introduced Aug 03, 2009 20 Views
S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009
A bill to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on...

Introduced Jul 30, 2009 4 Views

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