House Bill 6203
116th Congress(2019-2020)
COVID–19 Child Nutrition Response Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 11, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6203
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act
This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers of program requirements with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, through July 31, 2020, USDA may
- establish a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements for all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures due to COVID-19 (States may elect to be subject to a waiver without USDA's approval.),
- issue a waiver of requirements to allow non-congregate feeding in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and
- grant a waiver of requirements related to the nutritional content of meals served in child nutrition programs if it determines the waiver is necessary to provide meals and snacks and there is a food supply chain disruption due to COVID-19.
March 11, 2020
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03/11/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
03/11/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:32 PM