US Congress House Bill 3378 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-0)
Status: Introduced on June 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-20 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program providing eligible households with summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in order to give children access to food during the summer months to (1) reduce or eliminate children's food insecurity and hunger, and (2) improve their nutritional status. An "eligible household" is a household that includes one or more children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs. The amount on each summer EBT card is set at $150 per child in 2020, with adjustments thereafter reflecting changes in reimbursement rates for school meals under the school lunch program. If children are enrolled to receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs, they must be enrolled in this program without further application. Summer EBT cards may be used only to purchase food from retail food stores that have been approved for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2019

Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-06-20	House	Introduced in House

SB1941 (Similar To) 2019-06-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3378/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3378/BILLS-116hr3378ih.pdf