Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program providing eligible households with summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in order to give children access to food during the summer months to: (1) reduce or eliminate children's food insecurity and hunger, and (2) improve their nutritional status.
An "eligible household" is a household that includes one or more children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs.
The amount on each summer EBT card is set at $150 per child in 2017, with adjustments thereafter reflecting changes in reimbursement rates for school meals under the school lunch program.
If children are enrolled to receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs, they must be enrolled in this program without further application.
Summer EBT cards may be used only to purchase food from retail food stores that have been approved for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).
Cosponsors 95
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 2, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Dec 2, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Sep 28, 2016 |
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 Jun 10, 2015 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jun 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 92, June 10, 2015, page H4137.
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. 114-45 | OVERSIGHT OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION135 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 19, 2015 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45486 | Child Nutrition Programs: Issues in the 115th Congress | Report | Apr 24, 2019 |
| R44373 | Tracking Child Nutrition Reauthorization in the 114th Congress: An Overview | Report | May 23, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1539 | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Jun 10, 2015 |
| HR 6516 | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2018 | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 25, 2018 |
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 to establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2015Introduced 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.
