Summer Meals REACH Act of 2021
Summary
Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2021 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2021 This bill permanently extends certain modifications to the Summer Food Service Program that were authorized and implemented to respond to COVID-19. The changes generally expanded the program, which provides free meals to children in low-income areas when school is not in session. Among other changes, the bill permanently makes all children eligible to participate in the program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 29, 2021
Last action Sep 29, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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