3.0.0 6430 2023-01-11T13:43:18Z 2023-01-11T13:43:18Z House HR 2020-04-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OMAR:H.R. 6430.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 1[Page H1875]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-03T14:03:35Z 2020-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 N H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-04-03 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2020-04-03 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-04-03 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-04-03 True O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2020-04-03 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-04-03 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2020-04-03 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2020-04-03 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2020-04-03 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-04-03 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2020-04-03 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2020-04-03 True L000592 Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] Andy Levin D MI 9 2020-04-03 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2020-04-03 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-04-03 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2020-04-03 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2020-04-03 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-04-03 True P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2020-04-03 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2020-04-03 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-04-03 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2020-04-03 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2020-04-03 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2020-04-03 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2020-04-03 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2020-04-03 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2020-04-03 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2020-04-10 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2020-04-10 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2020-04-17 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2020-04-17 False G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2020-04-17 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-06-24 False Agriculture and Food Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Debt collection Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Infectious and parasitic diseases Nutrition and diet Agriculture and Food 00 2020-04-03 Introduced in House 2020-05-07T19:05:00Z 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.

]]> Suspend School Meal Debt Act Display Title Suspend School Meal Debt Act Official Title as Introduced To require that school food authorities and local educational agencies not collect unpaid meal fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Suspend School Meal Debt Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6430ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6430ih.xml 2020-04-03 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.