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HR 1395 113th Congress House Education Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance

Weekends Without Hunger Act

Introduced: March 21, 2013 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 21, 2013
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 (USDA), 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, 2016, and (2) submit a final report to Congress by December 31, 2018, 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 July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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