Summer Meals Act of 2014
Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 26, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Summer Meals Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs.
Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. (Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.)
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks.
Allows service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. (Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.)
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2014 to Nov 17, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 9, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2527 | Summer Meals Act of 2014 | Identical bill | Jun 25, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
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