School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024
Latest action · Dec 20, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 20, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to cancel and eliminate all household school meal debts (as of the date of the bill's enactment) under the school breakfast and lunch programs. USDA must also pay the amount of the cancelled debt to each local educational authority using Commodity Credit Corporation funds.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 20, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Dec 20, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2024Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2024Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2876 | School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023 | Related bill | Sep 21, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2024Introduced in House
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