118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6006To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Oct 19, 2023
Last action Oct 25, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Oct 19, 2023
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Referred
Oct 25, 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 amends the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program. (The SFSP is a federally funded, state-administered program that reimburses providers that serve no-cost, healthy meals and snacks to children and teens at summer sites in low-income communities.) The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must award one-year grants of up to $100,000 for service institutions (e.g., school food authorities) to purchase or retrofit vehicles to facilitate the distribution of noncongregate meals as part of the SFSP. USDA must give priority to service institutions with high rates of students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches and that ser...

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Oct 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 19, 2023
Introduced in House