US HB7185 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-0)
Status: Introduced on November 28 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-11-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 28 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-11-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Weekends Without Hunger Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to provide commodities, on a competitive basis, to public or private nonprofit institutions to provide nutritious food to at-risk children on weekends and during extended school holidays throughout the year (At-risk children are children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.)
Title
Weekends Without Hunger Act
Sponsors
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] |
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA] |
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] |
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] |
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] |
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2018-11-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
2018-11-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7185/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr7185/BILLS-115hr7185ih.pdf |