Weekends Without Hunger Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 29, 2010

Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a five-year pilot program providing commodities to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. (At-risk school children are those who participate in the school lunch program and reside in an area served by a school in which at least 50% of the students receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs.)

Includes elementary and secondary schools, school food authorities, and emergency feeding agencies as eligible nonprofit recipients of such commodities.

Requires commodity recipients to satisfy safe food storage, handling, and delivery standards established by the Secretary.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] · D–PA

Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

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Apr 29, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 29, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2808)
Apr 29, 2010
Introduced in Senate

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HR 5012 · Weekends Without Hunger Act

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