A bill to replace the program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 with a 5-year federally financed program established by the States.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Replaces the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act with a five-year federally financed nutritional program established by the States. States that the total amount available to be paid to each State by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be determined by appropriation Acts. Requires that each State shall be entitled to an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount available to all the States as the population of that State bears to the total population of all the States. Sets forth conditions to be met by States receiving payments under this Act. Requires States to (1) provide administrative review procedures, (2) publish regulations prescribed by the State in connection with the expenditure of funds received under this Act, (3) prohibit discriminationary activities, (4) permit access by the Secretary of the Treasury to the records and files of the State's nutritional program which is funded by payments received under this Act, and (5) use payments received under this Act solely for the purpose of helping to meet the nutritional needs of residents of the State. Sets forth procedures governing judicial review of determinations by the Secretary that a State has violated the requirements of this Act. Establishes a Nutritional Program Trust Fund to be used by the Secretary for making payments to States under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the fund of $4,500,000,000 for the first fiscal year for which payments are made under this Act, $3,500,000,000 for the second year, $3,000,000,000 for the third year, $2,000, 000,000 for the fourth year, and $1,000,000,000 for the fifth year.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on April 22, 1975. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 22, 1975: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 94th Congress (1975-76), 588 of the 21,097 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
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?
THOMAS KINDNESS (R-OH) introduced it on April 22, 1975. No cosponsors are recorded.
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.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 22, 1975, 18769 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18769 days ago, on April 22, 1975.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 94th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1977 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers