On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2330 - A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

Constitutional Vote: No

Vote Date: October 25, 2001

Agriculture Appropriations. The Senate version of H.R. 2330 would appropriate $23 billion for the food stamp program, $1 billion more than in the House bill (see House version below).

[ House Version: H.R. 2330 would appropriate $74.4 billion for agriculture programs in fiscal 2002. The spending includes $31.8 billion for agricultural programs including crop subsidies, $22 billion for the food stamp program, $10.1 billion for child nutrition programs, and $1.1 billion for foreign food aid and export assistance. ]

The Senate passed H.R. 2330 on October 25, 2001 by a vote of 91 to 5 (Roll Call 315). We have assigned pluses to the nays.