US HB6430 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse each school food authority and local educational agency participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program for unpaid meal fees owed to the authority or agency as of the date of the enactment of this bill. The bill also prohibits each school food authority and local educational agency from collecting unpaid meal fees or using a debt collector to collect such fees during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The prohibition ends 30 days after the date on which the public health emergency is terminated.
Title
Suspend School Meal Debt Act
Sponsors
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] |
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] |
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] |
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] |
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-04-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2020-04-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Debt collection
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Debt collection
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6430/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6430/BILLS-116hr6430ih.pdf |