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Farm to School Act of 2019

Introduced: September 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 27, 2019
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Farm to School Act of 2019

This bill modifies and expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities to improve access to local foods in schools.

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes the program through FY2025;
  • permits USDA to provide land-grant colleges and universities with grants, research, evaluation, and technical assistance under the program;
  • expands the purposes for grants awarded under the program to include implementing educational activities relating to agriculture, nutrition, or food;
  • requires USDA to provide technical assistance, research, and information to increase awareness of and participation in farm to school programs among agricultural producers, including beginning, veteran, and socially disadvantaged farmers;
  • directs USDA to seek to improve local food procurement and distribution options for agricultural producers and eligible institutions;
  • authorizes USDA to fund projects that include innovative approaches to aggregation, processing, transportation, and distribution;
  • establishes new limitations on the amount and duration of grants; and
  • limits funds that may be used for administrative costs.
What's happening now June 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2026 Identical bill Farm to School Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Oct 17, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Sep 16, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 17, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Jul 11, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 9, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jun 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3562: Farm to School Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3562/
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"H.R. 3562: Farm to School Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3562/.
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H.R. 3562, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3562/.
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