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HR 5012 111th Congress House Education Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance

Weekends Without Hunger Act

Introduced: April 13, 2010 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2010
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 8, 2010
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 8, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 8, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8112)
Dec 8, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8112)
Dec 8, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5012.
Dec 8, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8112-8114)
Dec 8, 2010
Mr. Sablan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Apr 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 13, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the availability of appropriations, to implement a pilot program providing commodities, on a competitive basis, to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. (At-risk school children are those who participate in the school lunch program and reside in an area served by a school in which at least 50% of the students receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs.)

Includes elementary and secondary schools, school food authorities, food banks or pantries, homeless shelters, and other Secretary-approved emergency feeding agencies as eligible nonprofit recipients of such commodities.

Requires commodity recipients to satisfy safe food storage, handling, and delivery standards established by the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) complete an interim evaluation of the pilot program by November 30, 2013; and (2) submit a final report to Congress by December 31, 2015, that contains an evaluation of such program and any recommendations the Secretary may have for legislative action.

Authorizes appropriations for the pilot program.

What's happening now December 9, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8