Kids Eat Local Act of 2021
Summary
Kids Eat Local Act of 20 21 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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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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