S 1737
111th Congress
Senate
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Expand School Meals Act of 2009
Introduced: October 1, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct 1, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10062-10063)
Oct 1, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expand School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand eligibility for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose family income falls at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Phases-in this eligibility expansion by increasing the income eligibility level in annual increments until it reaches 185% of the federal poverty guidelines for the school year beginning on July 1, 2013. (This will make all children who are eligible for reduced price meals eligible for free meals on such date.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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