Summer Meals Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 27, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Summer Meals Act of 2015
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 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 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2015 to Sep 22, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 27, 2015 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Aug 5, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Dec 2, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 22, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 27, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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 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 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1728 | Summer Meals Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Nov 16, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Summer Meals 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.
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in Senate
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