118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 4379: Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.) Under the bill, a school closure period means a period in which an elementary school or secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in a hybrid manner for five or more consecutive weekdays during a calendar year.
The bill also increases the daily value of the benefit to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed.
USDA must pay each state agency and covered tribal organization 100% of the administrative expenses (currently 50%) incurred in operating the program.
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USDA must also provide grants to states to support the development or upgrading of data systems that are necessary to implement Summer EBT.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Jahana Hayes D-CTOriginal
- Nanette Barragán D-CA
- Sara Jacobs D-CA
- Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL
- Gwen Moore D-WI
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Mary Scanlon D-PA
- Juan Vargas D-CA
- Jimmy Gomez D-CA
- Jasmine Crockett D-TX
- Danny Davis D-IL
- Sylvia Garcia D-TX
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Eric Swalwell D-CA
- Jerrold Nadler D-NY
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History
- Introduced in the House by Mike Levin.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.