H.R. 783 · 117th Congress

Summer Meals Act of 2021

Introduced on Feb 3, 2021 by Don Young (R-AK). 50 cosponsors, 44 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 29, 2022): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORHIP - Mr. Larsen (WA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 783, a bill originally introduced by Representative Young, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 3, 2021
Cosponsors
50
44 from the other party
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Nutrition and diet
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Public-private cooperation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 3, 2021). Public domain.

Summer Meals Act of 2021

This bill revises provisions related to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), which provides meals to children and teens in low-income areas during the summer months when school is not in session.

The bill redefines areas in which poor economic conditions exist, where the SFSP may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs.

The bill reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.

USDA may award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks.

Service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children may serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Don YoungR-AKSponsor

Democrats · 44

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 3, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 3, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 3, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  4. Jul 29, 2022 · HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORHIP - Mr. Larsen (WA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 783, a bill originally introduced by Representative Young, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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