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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Legislative History  - 1984

Additional information concerning public laws, if enacted after 1972, may be located at: http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html.


Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
P.L. 98-369, 98 Stat. 494-1210
July 18, 1984
 
Required the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose unearned income information to agencies administering the FSP.
Required all States to establish income and eligibility verification systems (IEVS) based on Social Security numbers (SSNs).
Required States to have a quarterly wage reporting system in place by Sept. 30, 1988.
 

Fiscal Year 1985 Continuing Appropriations
P.L. 98-473, 98 Stat. 1837-2199
Oct. 12, 1984
 
Repealed a 1 percent reduction in the TFP.
 

Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement Act
P.L. 98-500, 98 Stat. 2317-2319
Oct. 19, 1984
 
Provided that funds made to heirs of deceased Indians under this act shall not be considered as income or resources nor otherwise used to reduce or deny food stamp benefits except for per capita shares in excess of $2,000.
 

Last modified: 02/16/2012