US SB1952 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Agriculture to make permanent, and expand to at least 15 states, the program to provide more flexibility for states participating in the National School Lunch Program to purchase domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables. The bill also provides additional mandatory funding for the program.
Title
Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3492 (Similar To) 2019-06-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1952/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1952/BILLS-116s1952is.pdf |