2007 Farm Bill: Description of the House-Passed Nutrition Provisions


 

Publication Date: November 2007

Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Dorothy Rosenbaum

Research Area: Health; Social conditions

Keywords: Economic projections; Food insecurity; Food costs; Federal budget

Type: Report

Abstract:

The nutrition provisions include about $4 billion over five years in improvements for the Food Stamp Program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program, as well as numerous program oversight, reauthorization, and technical provisions.