Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 6, 2020)
Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020
This bill revises requirements for the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow direct certification of dependent children in households of active duty members of the Armed Forces for the school meal programs.
State agencies must establish procedures to certify child dependents of active duty members whose income does not exceed 185% of the federal poverty line for the school meal programs.
What just happenedOct 6, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 6, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - Oct 6, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Oct 6, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House