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Suspend School Meal Debt Act of 2020

Introduced: May 7, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Suspend School Meal Debt Act of 2020

This bill prohibits each school food authority and local educational agency participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program from collecting unpaid school meal fees (including late fees associated with unpaid meals) or using a debt collector to collect such fees during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The prohibition ends 30 days after the date on which the public health emergency is terminated.

Additionally, the Department of Agriculture must reimburse each school food authority and local educational agency participating in either program for unpaid meal fees (including late fees associated with unpaid meals) owed to the authority or agency as of the date of the enactment of this bill.

What's happening now May 7, 2020

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3651: Suspend School Meal Debt Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3651/
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"S. 3651: Suspend School Meal Debt Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3651/.
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S. 3651, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3651/.
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