HR 5177
117th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
SPARK Act
Introduced: September 3, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act or the SPARK Act
This bill expands automatic eligibility for free school lunches and breakfasts to include children who have been placed in kinship care with a relative or family friend with the involvement of the state child welfare agency. To enroll in the program, a family must document the child's status to the appropriate local educational agency.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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