118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4786 — Feeding Children Not Fraudsters Act of 2023

“To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an audit of fraud relating to waivers of certain requirements of the child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Jul 20, 2023

Last action Jul 20, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 20, 2023

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Referred

Jul 20, 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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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to audit state agencies for known fraud (i.e., child nutrition program fraud for which any person is investigated, charged, or convicted by the Department of Justice, USDA, or a state official). Under the bill, a state agency is one that serves a local agency, institution, or service institution administering or operating a child nutrition program under which known fraud was committed. Specifically, USDA must annually audit a state agency for the period of January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2022, for known fraud, including fraud carried out under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the Summer Food Service Program, and chil...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 20, 2023

Introduced in House

Jul 20, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.