House Bill 6430
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Suspend School Meal Debt Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 3, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6430
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Suspend School Meal Debt Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse each school food authority and local educational agency participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program for unpaid meal fees owed to the authority or agency as of the date of the enactment of this bill.
The bill also prohibits each school food authority and local educational agency from collecting unpaid meal fees or using a debt collector to collect such fees during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The prohibition ends 30 days after the date on which the public health emergency is terminated.
April 3, 2020
04/03/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
04/03/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:18 PM