HR 6384 · 116th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Community Meals Fund

Introduced 2020-03-24· Sponsored by Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.(2020-03-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Meals Fund This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to award grants to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups to partner with small and mid-sized restaurants or food contractors to expand meal access and food security to meet the needs of children, families, and vulnerable populations during a pandemic such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Grants awarded may not exceed $500,000.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]FL
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]CA
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]FL
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]CA
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD