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S 1307 116th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Adult day care Child care and development Elementary and secondary education Federal-Indian relations Food assistance and relief Indian social and development programs Intergovernmental relations Nutrition and diet State and local government operations

Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: May 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2019

This bill allows an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. 

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to the daily counting of meals by category, the use of annual applications to determine program eligibility, and the use of universal meal service. USDA may implement such alternatives, as limited by the bill, as well as further test them in demonstration projects.

The bill also requires USDA to increase the amount of administrative funds paid to an Indian tribe that agrees to assume responsibility for the administration of one of the specified food programs.

What's happening now May 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2494 Identical bill Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 17, 2019
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Aug 1, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 2, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1307: Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1307/
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"S. 1307: Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1307/.
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