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HR 6564 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Fruit and vegetables Infectious and parasitic diseases Nutrition and diet

Fresh Produce for Kids in Need Act

Introduced: April 21, 2020 Introduced by: Harder, Josh Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 21, 2020
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Fresh Produce for Kids in Need Act

This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to include the fresh fruit and vegetable program as a qualified program for purposes of allowing certain waivers of program requirements for the school meal programs due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

What's happening now April 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6564: Fresh Produce for Kids in Need Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6564/
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"H.R. 6564: Fresh Produce for Kids in Need Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6564/.
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H.R. 6564, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6564/.
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