Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 10, 2015 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.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2015 to Sep 21, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Nov 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Nov 10, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Dec 2, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 21, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2715 | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Nov 16, 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 Senate
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