United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 5043 — Protecting School Meals from Fines Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  3. Died in session

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Summary

Protecting School Meals from Fines Act This bill prohibits the implementation of proposed Department of Agriculture regulations to establish criteria for imposing fines on school funding authorities, schools, and state agencies that are administering federal child nutrition programs and have: (1) failed to correct severe mismanagement of any program, (2) failed to correct repeated violations of program requirements, or (3) disregarded a requirement of which they have been informed.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

  3. Introduced in House

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5043 do?
Protecting School Meals from Fines Act This bill prohibits the implementation of proposed Department of Agriculture regulations to establish criteria for imposing fines on school funding authorities, schools, and state agencies that are administering federal child nutrition programs and have: (1) failed to correct severe mismanagement of any program, (2) failed to correct repeated violations of program requirements, or (3) disregarded a requirement of which they have been informed.
Who sponsors HR 5043?
HR 5043 is sponsored by Robert Wittman (R).
What is the current status of HR 5043?
This bill died with 114th 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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