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7 U.S.C. § 2011
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- S 4976 A bill to improve outcomes for Native children by empowering Tribal communities, strengthening families, and increasing access to critica... Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 9432 LIFT the BAR Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 4286 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8256 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 6135 Snap Delivery Modernization Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4939 SNAP Study Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4797 EATS Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2407 SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2496 Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2851 WISE Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2195 Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1197 SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1021 Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5145 WISE Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 1824 Food and Farm Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4170 LIFT the BAR Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 8467 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5362 SNAP E&T Enhancements Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5099 Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4909 SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3847 SUPPORT For SNAP Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4103 Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2326 SNAP Nutrition Security Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3474 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3698 Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2038 LIFT the BAR Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Amends · enacted · 118th Congress
- HR 3183 EATS Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 1474 Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 2811 Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 1188 SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 1036 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 9474 WISE Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 5227 LIFT the BAR Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 7585 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 4486 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 4311 LIFT the BAR Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 7272 Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
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- HR 5595 College Student Hunger Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 487 RESET for America’s Future Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 5719 CLOSE Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 3809 College Student Hunger Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 2143 College Student Hunger Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1368 Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 2 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 5849 Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 4919 SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
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From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
It is declared to be the policy of Congress, in order to promote the general welfare, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s population by raising levels of nutrition among low-income households. Congress finds that the limited food purchasing power of low-income households contributes to hunger and malnutrition among members of such households. Congress further finds that increased utilization of food in establishing and maintaining adequate national levels of nutrition will promote the distribution in a beneficial manner of the Nation’s agricultural abundance and will strengthen the Nation’s agricultural economy, as well as result in more orderly marketing and distribution of foods. To alleviate such hunger and malnutrition, a supplemental nutrition assistance program is herein authorized which will permit low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by increasing food purchasing power for all eligible households who apply for participation.
That program includes as a purpose to assist low-income adults in obtaining employment and increasing their earnings. Such employment and earnings, along with program benefits, will permit low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by increasing food purchasing power for all eligible households who apply for participation.
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