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Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1918| Senate 
| Updated: 6/20/2019
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (23)
Mitch McConnell (Republican)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019 This bill revises the Summer Food Service Program to direct the Department of Agriculture to establish electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards and off-site consumption as two alternative delivery options for certain children through schools and service institutions in the program. These options shall be available to a child only if (1) the child lives in a rural area or outside of an area in which poor economic conditions exist, and (2) the child is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch and breakfast. In the case of off-site consumption, the option is also available if the summer program is available to the child at a congregate feeding site but (1) the site is closed due to extreme weather conditions, (2) violence or other public safety concerns in the area prevent the child from traveling safely to the site, (3) the site is open not more than four days a week, or (4) the site provides only one meal per day. A state may not operate the EBT card option and the off-site consumption option simultaneously in the same area. Each state desiring to participate in the summer food service program shall include in its annual management and administration plan the state's plans for using one or both of these alternative delivery options.
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Timeline
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 20, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 20, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 20, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Child healthFood assistance and reliefNutrition and dietRural conditions and development

Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1918| Senate 
| Updated: 6/20/2019
Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019 This bill revises the Summer Food Service Program to direct the Department of Agriculture to establish electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards and off-site consumption as two alternative delivery options for certain children through schools and service institutions in the program. These options shall be available to a child only if (1) the child lives in a rural area or outside of an area in which poor economic conditions exist, and (2) the child is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch and breakfast. In the case of off-site consumption, the option is also available if the summer program is available to the child at a congregate feeding site but (1) the site is closed due to extreme weather conditions, (2) violence or other public safety concerns in the area prevent the child from traveling safely to the site, (3) the site is open not more than four days a week, or (4) the site provides only one meal per day. A state may not operate the EBT card option and the off-site consumption option simultaneously in the same area. Each state desiring to participate in the summer food service program shall include in its annual management and administration plan the state's plans for using one or both of these alternative delivery options.
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Timeline
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 20, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • June 20, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 20, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (23)
Mitch McConnell (Republican)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Joe Manchin (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthFood assistance and reliefNutrition and dietRural conditions and development