Weekends Without Hunger Act
Latest action · Dec 9, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedApr 13, 2010
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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, 2013; and (2) submit a final report to Congress by December 31, 2015, that contains an evaluation of such program and any recommendations the Secretary may have for legislative action.
Authorizes appropriations for the pilot program.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2010 to Sep 14, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 5, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 18, 2010 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 20, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 26, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 9, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 14, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 21, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 14, 2010 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 13, 2010 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2010 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2010 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Dec 8, 2010Mr. Sablan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 8, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8112-8114)
- Dec 8, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5012.
- Dec 8, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8112)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8112–H8114Text printed H8112 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Dina Titus D-NV, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Marcia L. Fudge D-OH, Shelley Berkley D-NV | Dec 8, 2010 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41354 | Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization: P.L. 111-296 | Report | Feb 6, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3292 | Weekends Without Hunger Act | Identical bill | Apr 29, 2010 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Weekends Without Hunger Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Weekends Without Hunger Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2010Referred in Senate
- Dec 8, 2010Engrossed in House
- Apr 13, 2010Introduced in House
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