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115-hr-4020115th Congress

Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]

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Summary

Food Bank Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide additional funding to the Department of Agriculture for carrying out the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). (TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to states to supplement the diets of these groups.)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]

NM • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 10/11/2017

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2017

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/25/2017

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 10/25/2017

  • Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2017

  • Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2017

  • Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/15/2017

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