Expand School Meals Act of 2009
Latest action · Nov 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expand School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand eligibility for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose family income falls at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. (This makes children who are currently eligible for reduced price meals eligible for free meals.)
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2009 to May 6, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Oct 1, 2009 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Nov 5, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 15, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 15, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jan 15, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 15, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jan 15, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 16, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 6, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2009 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Oct 1, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-47 | IMPROVING CHILDREN'S HEALTH: STRENGTHENING FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS61 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Mar 2, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1737 | Expand School Meals Act of 2009 | Related bill | Oct 1, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the number of children eligible for free school meals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Expand School Meals Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
