HR 7161
115th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 16, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to make permanent, and expand to at least 15 states, the program to provide more flexibility for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to purchase domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables. The bill also provides additional mandatory funding for the program.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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