Food Stamp Act of 1964
- Introduced in the House as H.R. 10222 by Leonor Sullivan (D-MO) on March 9, 1964
- Committee consideration by House Agriculture, Senate Agriculture and Forestry
- Passed the House on April 8, 1964 (229-189)
- Passed the Senate on June 30, 1964 (Passed) with amendment
- House agreed to Senate amendment on August 11, 1964 (Agreed)
- Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 31, 1964
The Food Stamp Act (P.L. 88-525) provided permanent legislative authority to the Food Stamp Program, which had been administratively implemented on a pilot basis in 1962. On August 31, 1964 it was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.[1] It was later replaced and completely rewritten and revised by the food stamp provisions of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-113, Title XIII; 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), which eliminated the purchase requirement and simplified eligibility requirements. Amendments were made to this Act in 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2002 (most recently by Title IV of the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 4101-4126).
As of 2005, the current Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) includes authority through FY2007 for the regular Food Stamp Program, for Nutrition Assistance Grants to Puerto Rico and American Samoa (in lieu of food stamps), for Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, and for commodity purchases for the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Amendments
Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration |
---|---|---|---|---|
September 27, 1967 | P.L. 90-91 | 81 Stat. 228 | S. 953 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
October 8, 1968 | P.L. 90-552 | 82 Stat. 958 | S. 3068 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
January 11, 1971 | P.L. 91-671 | 84 Stat. 2048 | H.R. 18582 | Richard M. Nixon |
July 12, 1974 | P.L. 93-347 | 88 Stat. 340 | S. 3458 | Richard M. Nixon |
February 20, 1975 | P.L. 94-4 | 89 Stat. 6 | H.R. 1589 | Gerald R. Ford |
July 5, 1976 | P.L. 94-339 | 90 Stat. 799 | S. 2853 | Gerald R. Ford |
September 29, 1977 | P.L. 95–113 | 91 Stat. 913 | S. 275 | Jimmy E. Carter |
See also
References
- ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Remarks Upon Signing the Food Stamp Act.," August 31, 1964". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition. Congressional Research Service.
- Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
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