HR 5229
108th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Military dependents
School lunch program
Social Welfare
Sunset legislation
Welfare eligibility
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide for automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children of parents who are enlisted members of the Armed Forces on active duty.
Introduced: October 6, 2004
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Oct 6, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 6, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide for automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs for children of enlisted members of the Armed Forces on active duty or of the National Guard on active duty.
Provides that such amendment shall cease to have effect two years after enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1