H.R. 5012 (111th): Weekends Without Hunger Act

Introduced:
Apr 13, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV3]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1395 on Mar 21, 2013. See H.R. 1395 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on December 8, 2010 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Apr 13, 2010
Referred to Committee Apr 13, 2010
Passed House Dec 08, 2010
Cosponsors
29 cosponsors (28D, 1R) (show)
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Full Title

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year.

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Last updated Dec 09, 2010.
7 pages

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12/8/2010--Passed House amended.
Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the availability of appropriations, to implement a pilot program providing commodities, on a competitive basis, to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year.
(At-risk school children are those who participate in the school lunch program and reside in an area served by a school in which at least 50% of the students receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs.) Includes elementary and secondary schools, school food authorities, food banks or pantries, homeless shelters, and other Secretary-approved emergency feeding agencies as eligible nonprofit recipients of such commodities.
Requires commodity recipients to satisfy safe food storage, handling, and delivery standards established by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to:
(1) complete an interim evaluation of the pilot program by November 30, 2013; and
(2) submit a final report to Congress by December 31, 2015, that contains an evaluation of such program and any recommendations the Secretary may have for legislative action.
Authorizes appropriations for the pilot program.

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