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HR 4065 116th Congress House

Food for Thought Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a pilot program for serving meals in community colleges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Food for Thought Act of 2019

This bill directs the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to implement a pilot program to award grants to community colleges so they may provide free meals, including snacks, to eligible students.

The FNS must provide grants to community colleges that reflect varying (1) student body size; (2) full-time student enrollment; (3) geographic location, including urban, rural, or suburban campuses; (4) minority serving institutions; and (5) residential character, including race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

The FNS may give priority to community colleges (1) with prepared food infrastructure, or those that can identify outside sources of support to help develop such infrastructure; (2) that serve more than 300 students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants; or (3) that are located within proximity of a school in a high poverty area that receives special assistance payments under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program.

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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 15
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 18, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 16, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 31, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 17, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Aug 27, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 2, 2019
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 2, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 25, 2019
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 25, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 25, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2019
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 25, 2019
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 25, 2019
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 25, 2019
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