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2007 Farm Bill: Description of the House Agriculture Committee Nutrition Provisions
November 20, 2007
A straight extension of the farm bill with no policy changes, as some in Congress are reportedly advocating if the Senate cannot reach an agreement on floor debate, would lock in food stamp benefit cuts that affect more than 10 million food stamp recipients — including many low-income working families, seniors, and people with disabilities. These … -
2007 Farm Bill: Description of the House Agriculture Committee Nutrition Provisions
Revised November 2, 2007
On July 27, 2007, the House of Representatives passed its 2007 Farm Bill: H.R. 2419, The Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007. The nutrition provisions include about $4 billion over five years in improvements for the Food Stamp Program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), as well as numerous program oversight, … -
Summary Analysis of the Senate Agriculture Committee Nutrition Title
Revised November 2, 2007
On October 25, 2007, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee passed by voice vote its farm bill proposal, “The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007.” Including improvements expected to be added to the bill by a manager’s amendment after the bill passed out of Committee, the nutrition provisions of the bill include about $4.2 … -
Administration Proposal Would Cut Over 300,000 People Off Food Stamps
Revised March 13, 2007
The President’s budget includes a provision that would cut the Food Stamp Program by $740 million over the next five years (and by $1.65 billion over ten years) by taking more than 300,000 low-income people off the program in an average month.[1] The Administration would achieve these savings by stripping states of flexibility provided in … -
Do Budget Data Show That the Food Stamp Program Has Been Treated More Favorably Than Farm Programs in Recent Years?
March 12, 2007
Since enactment of the 2002 farm bill, expenditures for farm programs have declined while food stamp expenditures have grown. Some farm-program advocates have cited these figures as evidence that the Food Stamp Program has been treated more favorably than farm programs and that farm programs therefore are the ones that deserve more favorable treatment … -
Families’ Food Stamp Benefits Purchase Less Food Each Year
Revised March 9, 2007
Food stamp benefits average only about one dollar per person per meal (to be precise, the figure is $1.05 in 2007). In addition, as a result of benefit cuts enacted as part of the 1996 welfare law, the purchasing power of most households’ food stamp benefits is eroding in value each year. In 2008, food stamp benefits for a typical working parent … -
President’s Budget Would Cut Food for 440,000 Low-Income Seniors
Revised February 8, 2007
President Bush’s fiscal year 2008 budget would eliminate funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), terminating food assistance to 440,000 low-income seniors in an average month. CSFP provides monthly nutritious food packages primarily to low-income seniors aged 60 and older in parts of 32 states, the District of Columbia, and two Indian …
