HR 2896 United States House · 117th Congress

Kids Eat Local Act

Summary

Kids Eat Local Act This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food. The bill allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification in food procurement requests.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Apr 28, 2021 Last action Apr 28, 2021

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Full legislative history

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Committee

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Apr 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Apr 28, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Chellie Pingree

Antonio Delgado

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Deborah K. Ross

Doris O. Matsui

Jeff Fortenberry