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HR 7027 117th Congress House Agriculture and Food

School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022

Introduced: March 9, 2022 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 9, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022

This bill revises requirements under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program of the Department of Agriculture, including by expanding mandatory direct certification of low-income children for free or reduced-price meals.

What's happening now March 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2664 Related bill School Hunger Elimination Act of 2021
  • S 3088 Related bill Five Freedoms for America’s Children Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
Kuster, Ann
· Apr 5, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7027: School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7027/
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"H.R. 7027: School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7027/.
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