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H.R. 8509 117th Congress House

National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act of 2022

Official title: To establish a National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt in Child Nutrition Programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2022 Introduced by: Ilhan Omar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 26, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act of 2022

This bill establishes the National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt in Child Nutrition Programs to provide recommendations to the Food and Nutrition Service with respect to addressing unpaid school meal fees by ensuring that students are not stigmatized and school food authorities can maintain fiscal solvency in order to ensure the long-term viability of school meal programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8450 Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8509: National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8509/
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"H.R. 8509: National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8509/.
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H.R. 8509, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8509/.
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