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Community Meals Fund

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2020
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Mar 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Community Meals Fund

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to award grants to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups to partner with small and mid-sized restaurants or food contractors to expand meal access and food security to meet the needs of children, families, and vulnerable populations during a pandemic such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Grants awarded may not exceed $500,000.

What's happening now March 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 21
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 22, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 22, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 22, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 22, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 22, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 22, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 22, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 22, 2020
Demings, Val
· May 5, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· May 5, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 5, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 5, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 10, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 10, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6384: Community Meals Fund. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6384/
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"H.R. 6384: Community Meals Fund." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6384/.
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H.R. 6384, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6384/.
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