118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4379Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand the summer electronic benefits transfer for children program to include benefit transfer during school closures, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 27, 2023
Last action Jun 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 27, 2023
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Referred
Jun 27, 2023
Education and Workforce
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.) Under the bill, a school closure period means a period in which an elementary school or secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in a hybrid manner for five or more consecutive weekdays during a calendar year. The bill also increases the daily value of the benefit to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed. USDA must pay e...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.