United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 42 D · 7 R cosponsors

HR 2818 — Summer Meals Act of 2019

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Summer Meals Act of 2019 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 may award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks. 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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to lower the eligibility percentage for summer meal programs and introduce year-round meal service options.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(A)(i)

    50 percent → 40 percent

    This change lowers the percentage of children required for an area to qualify as economically disadvantaged from 50% to 40%.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)

    paragraph (8) → (8) Year-round meal service.-- ...

    This adds provisions for year-round meal service options for public or private nonprofit school food authorities, allowing them to provide summer or vacation food services under school lunch program provisions.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)

    paragraphs (9) and (10) → (9) Improve nutrition in underserved, hard-to-reach areas.-- ...

    This establishes a new framework for awarding grants to increase participation in feeding programs in underserved areas, focusing on innovative transportation solutions and mobile meal trucks.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(2)

    only serve lunch" and all that follows through "migrant children may

    This change removes specific limitations on meal types for certain institutions, potentially allowing more flexibility in meal service.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 2818 do?
Summer Meals Act of 2019 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 may award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks. 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.
Who sponsors HR 2818?
HR 2818 is sponsored by Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), Eshoo, Anna G. (Democratic), Langevin, James R. (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Cox, TJ (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Sarbanes, John P. (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Rose, Max (Democratic), Rice, Kathleen M. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Bost, Mike (Republican), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Kilmer, Derek (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Katko, John (Republican), Ryan, Tim (Democratic), Wild, Susan (Democratic), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Brindisi, Anthony (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), McKinley, David B. (Republican), Finkenauer, Abby (Democratic), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Lowenthal, Alan S. (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Balderson, Troy (Republican), Gonzalez, Vicente (Democratic), Kind, Ron (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Levin, Andy (Democratic), Malinowski, Tom (Democratic), Spanberger, Abigail Davis (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Cartwright, Matt (Democratic), Smith, Christopher H. (Republican), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Kirkpatrick, Ann (Democratic), Delgado, Antonio (Democratic), and Young, Don (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 2818?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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