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S. 1817 116th Congress Senate

Kids Eat Local Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve nutritional and other program requirements relating to purchases of locally produced food.

Introduced: June 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Elementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesNutrition and diet
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 12, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kids Eat Local Act of 2019

This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food.

The bill allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification in food procurement requests.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 30, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 16, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jul 29, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1817: Kids Eat Local Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1817/
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"S. 1817: Kids Eat Local Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1817/.
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S. 1817, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1817/.
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