House Bill 6801
116th Congress(2019-2020)
FEED the Children Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 12, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6801
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Funding Emergency Eating Distribution for the Children or the FEED the Children Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allocate additional funds to states to reimburse school food authorities for a specified percentage of the costs incurred from March 2020 through June 2020 to operate school food programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, USDA must issue guidance for the implementation of this bill not later than 10 days after enactment.
May 12, 2020
05/12/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
05/12/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:57 PM