Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FOOD AND NUTRITION SUBSIDY FOR THE POOR PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
June 10, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07761 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FOOD AND NUTRITION SUBSIDY FOR THE POOR PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : "Food and Nutrition for the Poor Act of 1999". This bill proposes to create the FOOD AND NUTRITION SUBSIDY PROGRAM which is envisioned to make available food and nutrition subsidy via a system of distributing food certificates to eligible citizens,with the ultimate goal of alleviating hunger and malnutrition in the country. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ALVAREZ, HEHERSON T. | |
| DATE FILED : 1999-06-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | 4. |
| 5. | 6. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 1999-07-13 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HEALTH, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Food and Nutrition for the Poor Act of 1999". This bill proposes to create the FOOD AND NUTRITION SUBSIDY PROGRAM which is envisioned to make available food and nutrition subsidy via a system of distributing food certificates to eligible citizens,with the ultimate goal of alleviating hunger and malnutrition in the country.
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