HR 6203
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Adult day care
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations
COVID–19 Child Nutrition Response Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act
This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers of program requirements with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, through July 31, 2020, USDA may
- establish a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements for all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures due to COVID-19 (States may elect to be subject to a waiver without USDA's approval.),
- issue a waiver of requirements to allow non-congregate feeding in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and
- grant a waiver of requirements related to the nutritional content of meals served in child nutrition programs if it determines the waiver is necessary to provide meals and snacks and there is a food supply chain disruption due to COVID-19.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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