Nutrition spending by the federal government, including spending on food stamps and school lunch programs, would rise by $6.6 billion under a bill approved Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The increase, for the fiscal year that began October 1, reflects the impact of the recession, according to the Reuters news agency.
Reuters reports that of the $82.8 billion in nutrition spending contained in the bill, child nutrition programs would get $16.9 billion, an increase of $1.9 billion from fiscal 2009. The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program would get $7.25 billion, up $398 million.
The bill moves on to the Senate.
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