HR 4617 · 114th Congress · Agriculture and Food

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2016-02-25· Sponsored by Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.(2016-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel.…

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Cosponsors (9)

7 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]WA
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]WA
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA