Feeding Rural Families Act of 2023
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to explicitly include "urban and rural" areas of Hawaii in references to the state's food assistance programs. It makes a technical correction to Section 3(u)(2) by inserting "urban and rural" before "Hawaii" in two places within the law. The change clarifies that Hawaii's food assistance programs must cover both urban and rural communities, without altering eligibility, benefits, or funding. This is a procedural update to the existing statute, not a substantive policy change. The bill directly affects food assistance program administration in Hawaii.
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in committee
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Introduction
Aug 2023
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Introduced Aug 8, 2023
Last action Sep 25, 2023
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Sep 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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Aug 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Aug 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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