3.0.0 7142 2022-02-08T23:16:56Z 2022-02-08T23:16:56Z House HR 2020-06-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 105 (Monday, June 8, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VELA:H.R. 7142.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has thepower ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or any Department or Officer thereof[Page H2377]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-08T13:03:25Z HOME Meals Act 116 1674 S 2019-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 N K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2020-06-08 True M001208 Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] Lucy McBath D GA 6 2020-06-08 True H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-07-23 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-07-23 False Social Welfare Aging Food assistance and relief Motor vehicles Social Welfare 00 2020-06-08 Introduced in House 2021-02-09T20:14:52Z Helping Our Most Elderly secure Meals Act or the HOME Meals Act

This bill establishes a competitive grant program for states to provide area agencies on aging and local nutrition service providers with funding to purchase or repair vehicles for delivering meals to older individuals. The vehicles must be capable of safely storing hot and cold foods.

In awarding these grants, the Administration on Aging shall give preference to states with a high percentage of older individuals and states with high rates of individuals at or below the poverty line.

]]> HOME Meals Act Display Title HOME Meals Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program to enable States to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage for delivering meals to older individuals through the Congregate Nutrition Program or the Home-Delivered Nutrition Program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced HOME Meals Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Helping Our Most Elderly secure Meals Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7142ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7142ih.xml 2020-06-08 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.