S 3979 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022

Introduced Mar 31, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor Debbie Stabenow D-MI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 31, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1912-1913)

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 31, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022

This bill extends and modifies the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements related to the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program.

Current law authorizes USDA to waive certain requirements, such as those related to nutritional content and congregate feeding, for the purpose of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under this bill, USDA shall have authority through FY2023 to grant such a waiver, with no waiver having effect past FY2023. Currently, USDA's authority to grant a waiver expires on June 30, 2022, with no waiver having effect past the 2021-2022 school year.

If a state elects to receive a waiver that modifies the operation of a school breakfast or lunch program for the 2022-2023 school year, the state must provide a transition plan to USDA.

USDA must provide technical assistance to help school food authorities and states meet nutritional standards and resume regular meal program operations for the 2023-2024 school year.

While a waiver is in effect during the 2022-2023 school year, the state subject to the waiver must provide technical assistance in lieu of fiscal action for meal pattern violations due to supply chain disruptions.

The bill also appropriates funds as necessary to carry out this bill's activities.

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 31, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalMar 31, 2022
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalMar 31, 2022
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-RIJack ReedOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-COJohn W. HickenlooperOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-GAJon OssoffOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MTJon TesterOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalMar 31, 2022
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalMar 31, 2022
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-AZMark KellyOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-GARaphael G. WarnockOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalMar 31, 2022
D-ORRon WydenOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 31, 2022
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-VATim KaineOriginalMar 31, 2022
D-MNTina SmithOriginalMar 31, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Referred Mar 31, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 31, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1912-1913)

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2848Debbie Stabenow D-MIJun 8, 2022
SenateDebate and remarks S1912Debbie Stabenow D-MIMar 31, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in Senate

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