A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.

Bill: 110-s-3597
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2008-09-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Food relief
Grants-in-aid
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: 
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to replace &quot;Food and Nutrition Act of 2008&quot; with &quot;Food Stamp Act of 1977&quot; in a provision reauthorizing grant funds to assist eligible private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects. 
 
Makes such grant funds for FY2008 available until September 30, 2009, to fund proposals solicited in FY2008.

action_date: 2008-09-25
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 

 
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to replace &quot;Food and Nutrition Act of 2008&quot; with &quot;Food Stamp Act of 1977&quot; in a provision reauthorizing grant funds to assist eligible private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects. 
 
Makes such grant funds for FY2008 available until September 30, 2009, to fund proposals solicited in FY2008.

action_date: 2008-09-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 

 
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to replace &quot;Food and Nutrition Act of 2008&quot; with &quot;Food Stamp Act of 1977&quot; in a provision reauthorizing grant funds to assist eligible private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects. 
 
Makes such grant funds for FY2008 available until September 30, 2009, to fund proposals solicited in FY2008.

action_date: 2008-10-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 

 
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to replace &quot;Food and Nutrition Act of 2008&quot; with &quot;Food Stamp Act of 1977&quot; in a provision reauthorizing grant funds to assist eligible private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects. 
 
Makes such grant funds for FY2008 available until September 30, 2009, to fund proposals solicited in FY2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Became Public Law No: 110-380.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Became Public Law No: 110-380.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10272)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10272)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3597.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10272-10273)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Mr. Baca moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9553; text as passed Senate: CR S9553)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9553; text as passed Senate: CR S9553)
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 110-380