HR 2777 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

School Meals during School Closures Act

Introduced Apr 20, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Ilhan Omar D-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 20, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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. IntroducedApr 20, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

School Meals during School Closures Act

This bill allows states or eligible service providers (e.g., school districts) to request a waiver of certain requirements to continue providing no-cost and reduced-cost meals to students during certain school closures. The Department of Agriculture may provide a waiver, with exceptions, to provide meals and meal supplements during a school closure due to

  • a strike or other labor-management dispute;
  • inclement weather, a natural disaster, a public health emergency, unsafe facilities, construction, or repairs; or
  • other unanticipated events.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalApr 20, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalApr 20, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterMay 31, 2023
D-NYGrace MengMay 31, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanMay 31, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMay 31, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanMay 31, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 31, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerMay 31, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeMay 31, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMay 31, 2023
D-AKMary Sattler PeltolaMay 31, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyMay 31, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMay 31, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 31, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerMay 31, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeMay 31, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 31, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithJun 12, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenJun 12, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellMar 12, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 20, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 20, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 20, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 1 The single subject of this legislation is: The School Meals During School Closures Act will ensure that schools have the necessary federal flexibilities to continue serving meals to students during unanticipated closures.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 66, April 20, 2023, page H1911.

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 establish a waiver under such Act to address certain school closures, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
School Meals during School Closures Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 20, 2023Introduced in House

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