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7 U.S.C. 2011: Congressional declaration of policy
Created in 1964 by Public Law 88-525. Changed by 5 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.
48 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 665g, 7 U.S.C. 2026a, 7 U.S.C. 2036c, 7 U.S.C. 2270, 7 U.S.C. 3175a.
16 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Nutrition Administration, Department of Agriculture (16).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (j), 31, 32, 33, 34
- H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change (j)
How it got here
2023
- Pub. L. 118–5 added second par. (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) Law text
2008
- Pub. L. 110–246, §4001(b), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program" for "food stamp program". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text
1977
- Pub. L. 95–113 substituted "a more nutritious diet" for "a nutritionally adequate diet" as the object of the program.
1971
- Pub. L. 91–671 provided for cooperation in utilization of Nation's abundance of food by other agencies, struck out "to the maximum extent practicable" before "to safeguard the health", enunciated finding that limited food purchasing power of low-income households contributes to hunger and malnutrit…
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.