118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 7639: National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt Act
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Summary
This bill establishes the National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt in Child Nutrition Programs. The council must provide recommendations to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) with respect to addressing unpaid school meal fees by ensuring that students are not stigmatized and school food authorities can maintain fiscal solvency in order to ensure the long-term viability of school meal programs.
The FNS must use the recommendations to issue guidance with respect to addressing unpaid school meal fees.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Alma Adams D-NCOriginal
- Jamaal Bowman D-NYOriginal
- André Carson D-INOriginal
- Jesús García D-ILOriginal
- Sylvia Garcia D-TXOriginal
- Barbara Lee D-CAOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Katie Porter D-CAOriginal
- Andrea Salinas D-OROriginal
- Mark Takano D-CAOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Nydia Velázquez D-NYOriginal
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Ilhan Omar.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.