Popular Name Statutized?:
Y
Type:
Honor
Date Enacted:
Monday, May 13, 2002
Short Title:
"Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 2002"
Classification:
2 USC 1161
PL:
107-171 (Section 4404)
Statute At Large:
116 Stat 335
Named For?:
Rep. Bill Emerson (MO) and Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland (TX) served together in the House and were friends who worked across the aisle on hunger and poverty issues.
Link/Source:
116 Stat 335, PL 101-171, Section 4404
Interesting Part Statutized?:
Y
Notes:
Original statute passed in 2002 as "Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 2002", which named fellowship for Emerson and Leland and included info about them in the statute's findings. The 2008 Act (122 Stat 1132) amended the program and also statutized the names in the short title.