S. 2182 — A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require for purposes of food stamp program that income for all households that produce self-employment income be reduced by the amount of self-employment losses.

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Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by the Food Security Act of 1985, to require that household income be reduced by any self-employment losses for purposes of food stamp program eligibility. (Current law confines such reductions to self-employment losses as a farmer.)

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1986-03-12
Introduced in Senate
1986-03-12
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
1986-03-20
Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition (Agriculture).
1986-03-20
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.

A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require for purposes of food stamp program that income for all households that produce self-employment income be reduced by the amount of self-employment losses.

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