---
type: "Bill"
title: "Urges U.S. Congress to pass \"Military Hunger Prevention Act.\""
description: "Urges U.S. Congress to pass \"Military Hunger Prevention Act.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 73"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 73 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["FEDERAL REL", "MEMORIALIZAT", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dancer, Ronald S.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singleton, Troy", "Van Drew, Jeff", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d834b9a8-4d83-4c26-8dd2-58a3c64a0ce3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "533ab5dd0248d9871d3a3c21dc73cdbab99f5eb07d9abf06baed723d44c6e4b2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey SJR 73 (218) — Urges U.S. Congress to pass "Military Hunger Prevention Act."

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/SJR/73_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/SJR/73_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR132 (1R)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-23T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-21. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d834b9a8-4d83-4c26-8dd2-58a3c64a0ce3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).