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US HR783

US HR783
Summer Meals Act of 2021


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Introduced
02/03/2021
In Committee
02/03/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.

AI Summary

This bill, the Summer Meals Act of 2021, aims to improve the efficiency of the Summer Food Service Program for Children, which provides meals to low-income children during the summer months when school is not in session. Key provisions include: 1) reducing the threshold for schools to participate in the program from 50% to 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2) allowing non-school service institutions to serve up to one meal and one snack per child per day during afterschool hours, weekends, and school holidays, 3) authorizing competitive grants for service institutions to use innovative approaches like limited transportation and mobile meal trucks to increase participation in hard-to-reach areas, and 4) allowing service institutions to serve a third meal in addition to breakfast and lunch.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (51)

Don Young (R)* Troy Balderson (R),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Mike Bost (R),  Ed Case (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Lou Correa (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Antonio Delgado (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Jared Golden (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Al Green (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  John Katko (R),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  James Langevin (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Susie Lee (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Nicole Malliotakis (R),  Kathy Manning (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Kim Schrier (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Mike Thompson (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Nikema Williams (D), 

Last Action

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORHIP - Mr. Larsen (WA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 783, a bill originally introduced by Representative Young, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (on 07/29/2022)

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