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H.R. 14561 94th Congress House

National Meals-on-Wheels Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide a national meals-on-wheels program for the elderly.

Introduced: June 25, 1976 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Aged and agingAgriculture and FoodHome care servicesNutrition
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Jun 25, 1976
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 25, 1976
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 Latest action June 25, 1976

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Meals-on-Wheels Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to allow States to distribute Federal funds for the establishment of: (1) projects to provide home-delivered meals to qualified homebound elderly persons; (2) an information and referral system for homebound individuals receiving such meals; and (3) an operation to seek volunteer personnel for the delivery of such meals and to compensate such personnel for related transportation expenses. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums in fiscal years 1977 and 1978 for the purpose of providing home-delivered meals under this Act.

Directs the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to conduct a demonstration project involving at least three States to determine the feasibility of using the meals system designed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the elderly as a component of, or substitute for, regular nutrition projects assisted under the Older Americans Act of 1965. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 1977 to carry out this project.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 14561: National Meals-on-Wheels Act. 94th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-14561/
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"H.R. 14561: National Meals-on-Wheels Act." 94th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-14561/.
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