Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

Long titleAn Act to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make available additional types of commodities, to improve child nutrition and food stamp programs, to provide other hunger relief, and for other purposes.

Enacted bythe 100th United States Congress

EffectiveSeptember 19, 1988

Citations

Public law

Statutes at Large102 Stat.

Codification

Acts amendedTemporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983

Titles amended7 U.S.C.: Agriculture

U.S.C. sections amended7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.

Introduced in the Senate as by Patrick Leahy (D–VT) on June 23, 1988Committee consideration by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryPassed the Senate on July 26, 1988 ()Passed the House on August 11, 1988 (passed voice vote) with amendmentSenate agreed to House amendment on August 11, 1988 (agreed voice vote)Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on September 19, 1988

The Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-435) amended the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (P.L. 98-8) to require the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make additional types of commodities available for the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), to improve the child nutrition and food stamp programs, and to provide other hunger relief.

This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. (PDF). Congressional Research Service.