Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 9, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2021
This bill allows certain dependent children in households of active duty members of the Armed Forces to qualify for free and reduced-price school meals through a direct certification process.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Dec 9, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 13, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 14, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Dec 9, 2021 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 167, no. 213, December 9, 2021, page H7638.
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 allow direct certification of children in households of active duty members of the Armed Forces for certain Federal school meal programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Introduced 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.
