3.0.0 5283 2022-10-28T01:46:07Z 2022-10-28T01:46:07Z House HR 2019-12-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FUDGE:H.R. 5283.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power *** To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H9222]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-03T19:01:30Z School MEALS Act of 2019 116 2692 S 2019-10-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2019-12-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 N Agriculture and Food Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Indian social and development programs Medicaid Nutrition and diet Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Agriculture and Food 00 2019-12-03 Introduced in House 2022-02-03T19:02:46Z School Modernization and Efficient Access to Lunches for Students Act of 2019 or the School MEALS Act of 2019

This bill establishes programs and revises requirements relating to direct certification processes for the National School Lunch Program. Direct certification allows schools to use data matching procedures to approve school meals without the need for applications for children who receive assistance under other programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide grants and technical assistance for states and tribal organizations to improve their direct certification processes, including with respect to children who receive assistance under a food distribution program on Indian reservations.

The bill also expands the time frame for schools to elect and gather eligibility data for the Community Eligibility Provision that permits schools in high-poverty areas to serve free meals to all enrolled students without the need for applications.

]]> School MEALS Act of 2019 Display Title School MEALS Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve direct certification, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced School MEALS Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced School Modernization and Efficient Access to Lunches for Students Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5283ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5283ih.xml 2019-12-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.