Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization)
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The Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) was an early federal initiative that established a limited test program for providing food-purchasing assistance to low-income Americans, laying groundwork for the modern food stamp system.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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pilot food assistance program authorization → |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Agriculture
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| aimedAt |
evaluating administrative feasibility of food stamps
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informing future nationwide food stamp legislation → reducing food insecurity → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| basedOn |
concern about hunger and malnutrition in the United States
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| characteristic |
experimental in scope
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limited geographic coverage → means-tested eligibility → |
| contributedTo |
creation of the permanent federal Food Stamp Program
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policy design of later food stamp legislation → |
| country |
United States
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| evaluationFocus |
administrative costs and procedures of a food stamp system
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impact on food consumption of low-income households → participation patterns among eligible low-income populations → |
| field |
anti-poverty policy
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food assistance → social welfare policy → |
| followedBy |
Food Stamp Act of 1964
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| hasEffectOn |
development of the modern food stamp system
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nutrition of low-income Americans → |
| historicalSignificance |
early federal initiative that laid groundwork for the modern food stamp system
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transition from surplus commodity distribution to coupon-based food assistance → |
| implementedAs |
limited pilot projects in selected areas
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| inPolicyDomain |
United States federal social safety net
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| legalForm |
public law
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| policyArea |
federal nutrition assistance
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welfare policy in the United States → |
| policyInstrument |
food coupons
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food-purchasing assistance → |
| precededBy |
earlier federal commodity distribution programs
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| purpose |
to authorize a limited pilot program of food-purchasing assistance for low-income households
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to reduce hunger among low-income Americans → to test the feasibility of a federal food stamp program → |
| regulates |
provision of food coupons to eligible low-income participants in pilot areas
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| relatedTo |
Food Stamp Act of 1964
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program → federal anti-hunger programs in the United States → |
| targetPopulation |
low-income households
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low-income individuals → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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United States Department of Agriculture
("Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program")
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offersProgram |
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86th United States Congress
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passedLegislation |