American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 111-5.
(This measure has not been amended since the conference report was filed in the House on February 12, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - (Sec. 5) Designates each amount in this Act as: (1) an emergency requirement, necessary to meet certain emergency needs in accordance with the FY2008-FY2009 congressional budget resolutions; and (2) an emergency for Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) principles. Division A: Appropriations Provisions - Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Appropriates FY2009 funds for the following Department of Agriculture programs and services: (1) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (2) Office of Inspector General; (3) Agricultural Research Service; (4) Farm Service Agency; (5) Natural Resources Conservation Service; (6) Rural Housing Service; (7) Rural-Business Cooperative Service; (8) Rural Utilities Service; and (9) Food and Nutrition Service Child Nutrition Programs. (Sec. 101) States that: (1) through September 30, 2009, the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly the food stamp program) benefits and consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa shall be increased by using 113.6% of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan; and (2) the value of the maximum allotments, minimum allotments, or consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa may not be reduced below FY2009 levels.
Makes FY2009-FY2010 funds available for state administrative expenses to carry out this section and the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Obligates funds for facility improvements and equipment upgrades under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.
States that: (1) through September 30, 2010, eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not be limited by certain work-related provisions unless an individual does not comply with specified state work program provisions; and (2) beginning on October 1, 2010, with respect to such work-related provisions, a state agency shall disregard any period during which an individual received supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits prior to October 1, 2010.
The summary continues for 413 more paragraphs. Read it in full on Congress.gov
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on February 17, 2009. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on February 17, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-5.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DAVID OBEY (D-WI) introduced it on January 26, 2009, and 9 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 9 Democrats.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law