3.0.0 1720 2023-01-11T13:23:17Z 2023-01-11T13:23:17Z House H HR 2013-04-24 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 1720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof . . .____________________[Page H2299]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-08T20:26:14Z Referred to 2013-04-24T14:02:50Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-03T18:08:32Z Referred to 2013-04-24T14:03:00Z Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 113 1947 HR 2013-06-20 On passage Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 234 (Roll no. 286). 13:55:25 Related bill CRS Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 113 3102 HR 2013-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 113 679 S 2013-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2013-07-08 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2013-05-03 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2013-04-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2013-04-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2013-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2013-04-24 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2013-04-24 True D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2013-04-24 True Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Fruit and vegetables Poverty and welfare assistance Education 00 2013-04-24 Introduced in House 2013-05-15T18:15:06Z Local School Foods Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary will give up to five participating states the option of receiving a grant in an amount equal to the value of the USDA-provided commodities that the participating state would otherwise receive for each of FY2014-FY2018.

States that a grant shall be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions that participate in the food service programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

]]> Local School Foods Act of 2013 Display Title Local School Foods Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase the amount of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving a grant from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture programs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Local School Foods Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1720ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1720ih.xml 2013-07-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.