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HR 4379 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food

School Food Modernization Act

Introduced: September 21, 2022 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Jul 9, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, 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.
Jul 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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School Food Modernization Act

This bill provides for loan guarantees and grants to support healthy meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, tribal organizations, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases to facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school meal programs.

USDA must also award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs, school food authorities, and tribal organizations in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety.

USDA must give preference under both programs to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment, and shall establish fees for the loan guarantee program.

In addition, USDA must award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to (1) meet or exceed nutrition standards under the school meal programs, and (2) improve the efficacy and efficiency of the school meal programs.

What's happening now August 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 22 Republican 4
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 29, 2022
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 28, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Sep 21, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 19, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 21, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 17, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 15, 2022
McEachin, A.
· Feb 25, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 11, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 9, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 16, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Nov 2, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Nov 1, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Oct 21, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 29, 2021
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Sep 17, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Aug 27, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 20, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 28, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 26, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2021
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2021
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4379: School Food Modernization Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4379/
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"H.R. 4379: School Food Modernization Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4379/.
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H.R. 4379, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4379/.
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