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MEALS Act

Introduced: March 11, 2020 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

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Mar 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Mar 11, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act or the MEALS Act

This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow certain waivers to requirements for the school meal programs, including waivers that increase federal costs during a school closure related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Such waivers must be requested by a state or service provider and be for purposes of providing meals and snacks during such a closure.

What's happening now March 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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