US Congress House Bill 6700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-5)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Pending: House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve state, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need. Specifically, during the period following the President's emergency declaration of March 13, 2020, and under any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes it, FEMA may approve plans from state, local, and Indian tribal governments that (1) establish contracts with small and mid-sized restaurants and nonprofits, including faith-based organizations and soup kitchens, to prepare healthy meals for people in need; and (2) provide for partnerships with nonprofit organizations to purchase directly from food producers and farmers. FEMA shall waive federal matching requirements under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act during such period.

FEED Act FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act

Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2020-05-05	House	Introduced in House

SB3614 (Same As) 2020-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6700/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6700/BILLS-116hr6700ih.pdf