HR 4483 United States House · 118th Congress

School Food Modernization Act

The School Food Modernization Act (HR 4483) provides funding to help schools upgrade food service infrastructure and equipment. It offers loan guarantees (up to 80% of loan amounts) and grants ($35 million annually) for local schools, tribal organizations, and consortia to improve kitchens, storage facilities, and durable equipment (like stoves or refrigerators valued over $500). The bill also allocates $10 million yearly for competitive grants to train school food staff on meeting nutrition standards, administered by third-party organizations like colleges or nonprofits. These provisions directly support schools serving meals under federal programs, aiming to enhance food safety, efficiency, and nutritional quality.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jul 2023

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Introduced Jul 6, 2023 Last action Aug 21, 2023

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Committee

Aug 21, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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Jul 6, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Jul 6, 2023

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1 primary · 18 co-sponsors