Law
Food Stamp Act of 1964
Made the federal Food Stamp Program permanent, using nutrition assistance as a nationwide anti-poverty tool for households with low income.
Year
1964
Impact
Positive
Status
Partially Active
Party
Democratic Party
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
Expanded food assistance and became a major stabilizing support for low-income Black households, even though local administration and benefit adequacy remained uneven over time.
What This Policy Did
Expanded food assistance and became a major stabilizing support for low-income Black households, even though local administration and benefit adequacy remained uneven over time.
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Sources
Congress.gov • Government • Aug 31, 1964
Statutory text for the law that made the Food Stamp Program permanent.
U.S. Department of Agriculture • Government • Nov 20, 2014
USDA overview of the program's anti-poverty role and its development from the 1964 law.