A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit the simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions.
Latest action · Mar 7, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 7, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to payment rates for meals and meal supplements provided by service institutions under summer food service programs for children.
Requires payments for administrative costs to be set at levels determined by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to a specified study.
(Currently, payments to service institutions shall equal the full cost of food service operations, excluding administrative costs. Payments for administrative costs shall equal the full amount of state-approved administrative costs incurred, not to exceed the maximum allowable levels the Secretary determines pursuant to such study.)
Repeals authority for simplified summer food pilot projects.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2007 to Jul 7, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 7, 2007 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Mar 7, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Apr 30, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Sep 4, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Sep 12, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Sep 28, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Oct 26, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 7, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 7, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Research
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CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33829 | Domestic Food Assistance and the 2008 Farm Bill Archived | Report | Aug 22, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1740 | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit the simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions. | Identical bill | Jul 9, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit the simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
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