HR 4379 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023

Introduced: June 27, 2023 Introduced by: Levin, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Jun 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Jun 27, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023

This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.) Under the bill, a school closure period means a period in which an elementary school or secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in a hybrid manner for five or more consecutive weekdays during a calendar year.

The bill also increases the daily value of the benefit to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed.

USDA must pay each state agency and covered tribal organization 100% of the administrative expenses (currently 50%) incurred in operating the program.

USDA must also provide grants to states to support the development or upgrading of data systems that are necessary to implement Summer EBT.

What's happening now June 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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