Skip to main content
HR 4274 111th Congress House

Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access to Meals and Snacks Act

Official title: To amend section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) to permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services.

Introduced: March 2, 2010 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Education Education of the disadvantagedElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefPoverty and welfare assistance
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 10, 2009
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action January 4, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access to Meals and Snacks Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reimburse private nonprofit and local government service institutions (other than public schools) under the school lunch program 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.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3448 Related bill Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access to Meals and Snacks Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Apr 13, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Mar 12, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 26, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 24, 2010
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 29, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 29, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 13, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 13, 2010
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4274: Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access to Meals and Snacks Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4274/
MLA
"H.R. 4274: Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access to Meals and Snacks Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4274/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4274, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4274/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4274: Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access to Meals and Snacks Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4274/)
Report a problem