US HB5308 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches and to require that the income guidelines for determining eligibility for free breakfasts and free lunches be 200 percent of the poverty-level, and for other purposes.
Title
Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] |
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] | Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-12-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-12-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Medicaid
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Medicaid
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5308/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5308/BILLS-116hr5308ih.pdf |