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 * On Jul. 12, the House passed the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 (H.R.1851), which would reform and expand public housing programs.


 * Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) concluded the Food Stamp Challenge on May 21. The four public officials ate on $21 a week, amounting to three dollars a day, or one dollar a meal. This amount reflected the national average food-stamp benefit.


 * The Feeding America's Families Act of 2007 was introduced by Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) on May 3. The legislation would increase funding for anti-hunger programs by $20 billion and add $4 billion per year in additional funding for the Food Stamp Program.