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H.R. 4617 114th Congress House

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and…

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harve… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2016 Introduced by: Suzan K. DelBene Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Buy American requirementsElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesSeafood
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Became law
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 25, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2016
Heck, Denny
· Feb 25, 2016
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Feb 25, 2016
Kilmer, Derek
· Feb 25, 2016
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 25, 2016
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Feb 25, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 25, 2016
YOUNG, DON
· Feb 25, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4617: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4617/
MLA
"H.R. 4617: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4617/.
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H.R. 4617, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4617/.
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[H.R. 4617: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4617/)
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