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HR 8534 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Child health Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Licensing and registrations Military personnel and dependents Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance

Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020

Introduced: October 6, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 6, 2020
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Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020

This bill revises requirements for the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow direct certification of dependent children in households of active duty members of the Armed Forces for the school meal programs.

State agencies must establish procedures to certify child dependents of active duty members whose income does not exceed 185% of the federal poverty line for the school meal programs.

What's happening now October 6, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Levin, Mike
California · Oct 6, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8534: Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8534/
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"H.R. 8534: Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8534/.
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H.R. 8534, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8534/.
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