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HR 5043 114th Congress House

Protecting School Meals from Fines Act

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing certain proposed rules on establishing criteria for imposition of fines under child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2016 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthDepartment of AgricultureElementary and secondary education
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Food assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesNutrition and dietPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 21, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 21, 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

Protecting School Meals from Fines Act

This bill prohibits the implementation of proposed Department of Agriculture regulations to establish criteria for imposing fines on school funding authorities, schools, and state agencies that are administering federal child nutrition programs and have: (1) failed to correct severe mismanagement of any program, (2) failed to correct repeated violations of program requirements, or (3) disregarded a requirement of which they have been informed.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5043: Protecting School Meals from Fines Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5043/
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"H.R. 5043: Protecting School Meals from Fines Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5043/.
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H.R. 5043, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5043/.
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