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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Food Stamp Act | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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social welfare legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Agriculture
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surface form:
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| appliesTo | eligible low-income households in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicyAgenda |
Great Society
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surface form:
War on Poverty
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| branch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| category |
United States federal agriculture legislation
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United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 1964-08-31 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedProgram |
federal food assistance program for low-income households
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permanent national food stamp program ⓘ |
| fundingSource | federal government appropriations ⓘ |
| goal |
to help eligible households afford nutritious food
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to reduce hunger in the United States ⓘ to support farm prices and agricultural markets ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Society
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surface form:
Great Society era
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| impact |
expanded access to food assistance nationwide
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institutionalized the food stamp program as a permanent federal program ⓘ |
| implementedBy | state agencies under federal guidelines ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| laterNameOfProgram |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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surface form:
SNAP
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| legalStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeType | authorizing statute ⓘ |
| madeProgram | permanent ⓘ |
| policyArea |
agricultural policy
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food assistance ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to provide improved levels of nutrition among low-income households
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to strengthen the agricultural economy ⓘ |
| providedBenefitType |
food coupons
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food stamps ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 88-525 ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ |
| replacedProgram | earlier pilot food stamp programs ⓘ |
| shortName |
Food Stamp Act of 1964
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Food Stamp Act
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| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber | United States Congress ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 78 Stat. 703 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
agricultural surplus distribution
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income support ⓘ nutrition assistance ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
low-income families
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low-income individuals ⓘ |
| typeOfAssistance | in-kind food assistance ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1964 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Food Stamp Act