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Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2005| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2021
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (21)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (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 2021 This bill revises the Summer Food Service Program to direct the Department of Agriculture to permanently 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 or attends school 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1918
Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1918
    Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019


  • June 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Child healthFood assistance and reliefNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRural conditions and development

Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2005| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021 This bill revises the Summer Food Service Program to direct the Department of Agriculture to permanently 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 or attends school 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1918
Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1918
    Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019


  • June 10, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (21)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (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 dietPoverty and welfare assistanceRural conditions and development