HR 4259
116th Congress
House
Families
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
SPARK Act
Introduced: September 9, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act or the SPARK Act
This bill expands automatic eligibility for the National School Lunch Program to foster children who have been placed with a relative or family friend with the involvement of the state child welfare agency. To enroll in the program, a family must document the foster child's status to the child's school.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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