Summer Meals Act of 2014
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 26, 2014)
Summer Meals Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs.
Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. (Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.)
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks.
Allows service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. (Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.)
What just happenedNov 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 26, 2014
- Nov 17, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jun 26, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Jun 26, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House