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MEALS Act

Introduced: March 12, 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
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6201 Related bill Families First Coronavirus Response Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 28
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 19, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 12, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Mar 12, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 12, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 12, 2020
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 12, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 12, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 11, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 11, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 11, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Mar 11, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 11, 2020
Trone, David
· Mar 11, 2020
Wild, Susan
· Mar 11, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6187: MEALS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6187/
MLA
"H.R. 6187: MEALS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6187/.
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H.R. 6187, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6187/.
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