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To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays throughout the year.

USA115th CongressHR-7185| House 
| Updated: 11/28/2018
Dina Titus

Dina Titus

Democratic Representative

Nevada

Cosponsors (28)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Weekends Without Hunger Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to provide commodities, on a competitive basis, to public or private nonprofit institutions to provide nutritious food to at-risk children on weekends and during extended school holidays throughout the year (At-risk children are children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.)
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Timeline
Nov 28, 2018
Introduced in House
Nov 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • November 28, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • November 28, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Elementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistance

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays throughout the year.

USA115th CongressHR-7185| House 
| Updated: 11/28/2018
Weekends Without Hunger Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to provide commodities, on a competitive basis, to public or private nonprofit institutions to provide nutritious food to at-risk children on weekends and during extended school holidays throughout the year (At-risk children are children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.)
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Timeline
Nov 28, 2018
Introduced in House
Nov 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • November 28, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • November 28, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dina Titus

Dina Titus

Democratic Representative

Nevada

Cosponsors (28)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Elementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistance