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H.R. 6934 117th Congress House

Food for Thought Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide free meals to l… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2022 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Mar 3, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food for Thought Act of 2022

This bill allows the Department of Education to award grants for eligible institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students through on-campus meal programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 13, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Dec 7, 2022
Sablan, Gregorio
· Dec 2, 2022
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 1, 2022
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 1, 2022
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 29, 2022
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 28, 2022
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 26, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 26, 2022
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Jul 5, 2022
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jun 21, 2022
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 9, 2022
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 19, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Mar 17, 2022
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 17, 2022
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 15, 2022
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 8, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Mar 8, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Mar 7, 2022
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 7, 2022
D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 7, 2022
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 7, 2022
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 7, 2022
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 7, 2022
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 7, 2022
D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Mar 7, 2022
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 7, 2022
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 3, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 3, 2022
D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 3, 2022
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2022
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 3, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2022
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 3, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Mar 3, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 3, 2022
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 3, 2022
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 3, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6934: Food for Thought Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6934/
MLA
"H.R. 6934: Food for Thought Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6934/.
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H.R. 6934, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6934/.
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