Public Law 88-525

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Public Law 88-525 is the federal statute enacted in 1964 that established the modern U.S. food stamp program to help low-income households purchase nutritious food.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
food assistance law
administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
authorizedAgency United States Department of Agriculture
surface form: USDA
beneficiaryGoal to improve nutrition of low-income persons
to reduce hunger in the United States
benefitType in-kind food assistance
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
category United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation
citationType Public Law
codifiedIn United States Code Title 7
surface form: Title 7 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted August 31, 1964
economicObjective support farm prices by increasing food demand
eligibilityBasis household size
income
enactedBy 88th United States Congress
establishedProgram modern U.S. food stamp program
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
governmentBranchInvolved United States Congress
historicalSignificance created the first permanent nationwide food stamp program
implementationLevel state-administered with federal oversight
inForceStatus amended
jurisdiction federal
languageOfDocument English
laterNameOfProgram Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
legalForm Act of Congress
policyArea agricultural policy
food assistance
social welfare
presidentAtSigning Lyndon B. Johnson
primaryPurpose to provide improved levels of nutrition among low-income households
to strengthen the agricultural economy
programMechanism food coupons for purchase of food
programType means-tested entitlement program
publicLawNumber Public Law 88-525 self-linksurface differs
surface form: P.L. 88-525
relatedProgram Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
replacedProgram earlier pilot food stamp programs
revisedBy Food Stamp Act of 1977
scope nationwide
shortName Food Stamp Act of 1964
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
statutesAtLargeCitation 78 Stat. 703
subjectMatter agricultural surpluses
nutrition assistance
targetPopulation low-income households
title An Act to strengthen the agricultural economy; to help to achieve a fuller and more effective use of food abundances; and to provide for improved levels of nutrition among low-income households
yearEnacted 1964

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Food Stamp Act of 1964 publicLawNumber Public Law 88-525
Public Law 88-525 publicLawNumber Public Law 88-525 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: P.L. 88-525