American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: DAVID OBEY (D-WI)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - (Sec. 5) Designates each amount in this Act as: (1) an emergency requirement, necessary to meet certain emergency needs in accordance with the FY2008-FY2009 congressional budget resolutions; and (2) an emergency for Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) principles. Division A: Appropriations Provisions - Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Appropriates FY2009 funds for the following Department of Agriculture programs and services: (1) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (2) Office of Inspector General; (3) Agricultural Research Service; (4) Farm Service Agency; (5) Natural Resources Conservation Service; (6) Rural Housing Service; (7) Rural-Business Cooperative Service; (8) Rural Utilities Service; and (9) Food and Nutrition Service Child Nutrition Programs. (Sec. 101) States that: (1) through September 30, 2009, the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly the food stamp program) benefits and consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa shall be increased by using 113.6% of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan; and (2) the value of the maximum allotments, minimum allotments, or consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa may not be reduced below FY2009 levels.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 181 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.