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Introduced
09/27/2024
09/27/2024
In Committee
09/27/2024
09/27/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require mandatory certification for certain students and reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the "No Shame at School Act of 2024," aims to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make the certification process for free and reduced-price meals mandatory for certain students and reduce the stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees. It requires local educational agencies to directly certify or provide application materials to households with students who owe a week or more of unpaid meal fees, prohibits overt identification of these students, and restricts the collection methods for unpaid fees, such as prohibiting the use of debt collectors and withholding educational opportunities.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (56)
Ilhan Omar (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Gabe Amo (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Cori Bush (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Robert Garcia (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Jonathan Jackson (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
David Scott (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (on 09/27/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9878/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr9878/BILLS-118hr9878ih.pdf |
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