US Congress Senate Bill 3040 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 25 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reimburse summer food service programs for children in service institutions and food programs for children in afterschool care for free meals or snacks served to children in areas where at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children meet the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation at congregate feeding sites in summer food service programs for children through innovative approaches to limited rural transportation.

A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide children from rural areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs.

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-25		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB4734 (Related) 2010-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3040/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s3040/BILLS-111s3040is.pdf