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HR 7639 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt Act

Introduced: March 12, 2024 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 12, 2024
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National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt Act

This bill establishes the National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt in Child Nutrition Programs. The council must provide recommendations to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 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. 

The FNS must use the recommendations to issue guidance with respect to addressing unpaid school meal fees.

What's happening now March 12, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 12, 2024
Bowman, Jamaal
· Mar 12, 2024
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 12, 2024
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 12, 2024
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2024
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 12, 2024
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7639: National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7639/
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"H.R. 7639: National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7639/.
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H.R. 7639, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7639/.
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