US HB1722 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on May 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Eat Local Foods Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to states, by the beginning of each school year (starting with the 2012-2013 school year), for use in providing school food authorities with local food credits that represent up to 10% of the total value of the commodity assistance (or cash payments in lieu thereof) that the authority would be eligible to receive for the school year. Subtracts the value of the food credit from the amount of commodity assistance (or cash payments in lieu thereof) that a school food authority would otherwise receive. Requires school food authorities to use their credits to purchase locally or regionally produced agricultural food products to serve in the school lunch program.
Title
Eat Local Foods Act
Sponsors
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] |
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-05-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. |
2011-05-04 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Subjects
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1722/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1722/BILLS-112hr1722ih.pdf |