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H.R. 3444 116th Congress House

School Food Modernization Act

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improve… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2019 Introduced by: Mark DeSaulnier Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food AppropriationsChild healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Education
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Education programs fundingEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceSchool administrationState and local financeUser charges and fees
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Jul 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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School Food Modernization Act

This bill provides for loan guarantees and grants to support healthy meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, tribal organizations, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases to facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school meal programs.

USDA must also award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs, school food authorities, and tribal organizations in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety.

USDA must give preference under both programs to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment, and shall establish fees for the loan guarantee program.

In addition, USDA must award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to (1) meet or exceed nutrition standards under the school meal programs, and (2) improve the efficacy and efficiency of the school meal programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1949 School Food Modernization Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Republican 4
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 13, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 26, 2019
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 15, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Oct 11, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 24, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 17, 2019
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Sep 16, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Aug 23, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 30, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2019
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Jul 15, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 12, 2019
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 10, 2019
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2019
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3444: School Food Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3444/
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"H.R. 3444: School Food Modernization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3444/.
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H.R. 3444, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3444/.
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