Food Stamp Act of 1964

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The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.

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Food Stamp Act of 1964 canonical 5
Food Stamp Act 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ
administeredBy USDA ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
appliesTo eligible low-income households in the United States ⓘ
associatedWithPolicyAgenda War on Poverty ⓘ
linked to: Great Society
branch legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
category United States federal agriculture legislation ⓘ
United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1964-08-31 ⓘ
enactedBy 88th United States Congress ⓘ
establishedProgram federal food assistance program for low-income households ⓘ
permanent national food stamp program ⓘ
fundingSource federal government appropriations ⓘ
goal to help eligible households afford nutritious food ⓘ
to reduce hunger in the United States ⓘ
to support farm prices and agricultural markets ⓘ
historicalPeriod Great Society era ⓘ
linked to: Great Society
impact expanded access to food assistance nationwide ⓘ
institutionalized the food stamp program as a permanent federal program ⓘ
implementedBy state agencies under federal guidelines ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
laterNameOfProgram SNAP ⓘ
legalStatus enacted ⓘ
legislativeType authorizing statute ⓘ
madeProgram permanent ⓘ
policyArea agricultural policy ⓘ
food assistance ⓘ
social welfare ⓘ
primaryPurpose to provide improved levels of nutrition among low-income households ⓘ
to strengthen the agricultural economy ⓘ
providedBenefitType food coupons ⓘ
food stamps ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 88-525 ⓘ
relatedProgram Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ
replacedProgram earlier pilot food stamp programs ⓘ
shortName Food Stamp Act ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
signingPresident Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States Congress ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 78 Stat. 703 ⓘ
subjectMatter agricultural surplus distribution ⓘ
income support ⓘ
nutrition assistance ⓘ
targetPopulation low-income families ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ
typeOfAssistance in-kind food assistance ⓘ
yearEnacted 1964 ⓘ

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Great Society → hasPart → Food Stamp Act of 1964 ⓘ
Food Stamp Act of 1964 → shortName → Food Stamp Act ⓘ
linked to: Food Stamp Act of 1964
Public Law 88-525 → shortName → Food Stamp Act of 1964 ⓘ
Public Law 95-113 → amends → Food Stamp Act of 1964 ⓘ