HR 6613
117th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Keeping School Meals Flexible Act
Introduced: February 4, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Keeping School Meals Flexible Act
This bill extends authority through June 30, 2023, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs to address COVID-19.
The bill extends the authority for USDA to
- issue a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements to all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures with respect to COVID-19;
- grant waivers of requirements to allow non-congregate feeding in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures with respect to COVID-19; and
- grant waivers related to the nutritional content of meals served in child nutrition programs if it determines the waiver is necessary to provide meals and snacks, and there is a food supply chain disruption due to COVID-19.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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