S 176 99th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Civil service compensation Congressional employees Federal employees and officials Federal officials Food and Food Industry Food service Members of Congress Senate

No Free Lunch Act of 1985

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 4, 1985

Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GSA, OMB.

Jan 30, 1985

Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GSA, OMB.

Jan 3, 1985

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Jan 3, 1985

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Free Lunch Act of 1985 - Requires that all persons be charged the cost of meals received in a Senate dining facility or an executive agency dining room that serves only high level officers and employees.

What's happening now February 4, 1985

Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GSA, OMB.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jan 21, 1985

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 176: No Free Lunch Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-176/

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"S. 176: No Free Lunch Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-176/.

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S. 176, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-176/.

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