Farm and Ranch to School Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 4, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Farm and Ranch to School Act of 2019
This bill revises the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program to include in the program education activities in curriculum planning that encourage the participation of school children in ranching, livestock production, and meat processing educational activities.
USDA must reserve 50% of the amounts made available for the program to carry out such activities.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 18, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Dec 18, 2019 |
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 4, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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. 165, no. 93, June 4, 2019, page H4313.
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 include ranching educational activities in the Farm to School Program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Farm and Ranch to School Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Introduced 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.
