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Community Meals Fund

USA116th CongressHR-6384| House 
| Updated: 3/24/2020
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (33)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Mar 24, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • March 24, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • March 24, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingHomelessness and emergency shelterInfectious and parasitic diseasesNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRural conditions and developmentSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Community Meals Fund

USA116th CongressHR-6384| House 
| Updated: 3/24/2020
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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Timeline
Mar 24, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • March 24, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • March 24, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (33)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingHomelessness and emergency shelterInfectious and parasitic diseasesNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRural conditions and developmentSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations