Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 16, 2019 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.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019
This bill revises requirements under the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture, such as the school lunch and breakfast programs.
For example, the bill provides free meals to all school children regardless of income.
The bill increases the reimbursement rate for school food authorities participating in the food and nutrition programs.
The bill also prohibits school food authorities from (1) physically segregating or otherwise discriminating against any child participating in the free breakfast program, or (2) overtly identifying a child participating in the program with a special token or announcement.
Additionally, the bill expands the summer food service program by making all children eligible for participation in the program.
Further, the bill revises eligibility determinations for measuring poverty to include runaway or homeless youth, foster children, migratory children, and children participating in specified programs (e.g., Head Start).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Oct 16, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Oct 16, 2019Read 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46888 | Amending Eligibility Rules for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals: Background and Policy Options | Report | Aug 25, 2021 |
| R46371 | Serving Free School Meals through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Background and Participation | Report | May 20, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4684 | Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 8, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Adoption and foster care
- Agriculture and Food
- Census and government statistics
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Debt collection
- Detention of persons
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Food assistance and relief
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Fruit and vegetables
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Inflation and prices
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Military personnel and dependents
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Right of privacy
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
