Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 12, 2019Agriculture and Food
S. 1817
Kids Eat Local Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 12, 2019)
Kids Eat Local Act of 2019
This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food.
The bill allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification in food procurement requests.
What just happenedJun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH](D-OH)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateJun 12, 2019
- Jun 12, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - Jun 12, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate