Summer Meals Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 15, 2021 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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Summer Meals Act of 2021
This bill revises provisions related to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), which provides meals to children and teens in low-income areas during the summer months when school is not in session.
The bill redefines areas in which poor economic conditions exist, where the SFSP 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.
The bill 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.
USDA must award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children who lack the ability to access a congregate feeding site through (1) innovative approaches to limited transportation, (2) mobile meal trucks, and (3) any other method or approach that does not require children to access a congregate feeding site.
Service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children may 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 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Oct 2, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Mar 31, 2022 |
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 Apr 15, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 783 | Summer Meals Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2022 |
| S 1908 | Summer Meals Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Jun 19, 2019 |
| HR 8450 | Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act | Related bill | Nov 7, 2022 |
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Summer Meals 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.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
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