US Congress House Bill 1676 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Weekends Without Hunger Act Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the availability of appropriations, to implement a pilot program providing commodities, on a competitive basis, to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. (At-risk school children are those who participate in the school lunch program and reside in an area served by a school in which at least 50% of the students receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs.) Includes elementary and secondary schools, school food authorities, food banks or pantries, homeless shelters, and other Secretary-approved emergency feeding agencies as eligible nonprofit recipients of such commodities. Requires commodity recipients to satisfy safe food storage, handling, and delivery standards established by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to: (1) complete an interim evaluation of the pilot program by November 30, 2018, and (2) submit a final report to Congress by December 31, 2020, that contains an evaluation of such program and any recommendations the Secretary may have for legislative action. Authorizes appropriations for the pilot program.

Weekends Without Hunger Act

Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2015-03-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-03-26	House	Introduced in House

HB2721 (Related) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1676/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1676/BILLS-114hr1676ih.pdf