H.R.6187: MEALS Act

Overview

The Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act (H.R. 6187) gives the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to issue waivers for state plans that increase costs to the federal government.

This bill was incorporated into the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) which was signed into law on March 18th.

Source

Our Stance

Support

Priority

High

Bill Number

H.R.6187

Date Introduced

March 11, 2020

Committee

House Education and Labor Committee

Bill Status

Introduced or Prefiled

Sponsor

Rep. Ilhan Omar