US Congress House Bill 2706 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises program requirements under the National School Lunch Program regarding food donations to allow schools participating in the program to donate food through a charitable organization official who is directly affiliated with the school and the local educational agency serving such school. A charitable organization official may not receive donated food unless they have received a food safety certification, or other applicable certification, from the state health department in the state such food is donated in. The food donated by a school may be received, stored, and distributed on the campus of such school.

Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2019

Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-05-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2706/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2706/BILLS-116hr2706ih.pdf