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HR 2706 116th Congress House

Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to clarify that charitable organization officials may receive food donations from schools under the f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to clarify that charitable organization officials may receive food donations from schools under the food donation program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2019 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Child healthEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and relief
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Food supply, safety, and labelingNutrition and dietSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2019

This bill revises program requirements under the National School Lunch Program regarding food donations to allow schools participating in the program to donate food through a charitable organization official who is directly affiliated with the school and the local educational agency serving such school.

A charitable organization official may not receive donated food unless they have received a food safety certification, or other applicable certification, from the state health department in the state such food is donated in.

The food donated by a school may be received, stored, and distributed on the campus of such school.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 9, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 9, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 21, 2019
Taylor, Van
· May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2706: Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2706/
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"H.R. 2706: Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2706/.
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