HB4613: American Food for American Schools Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would require school districts to publicly disclose any waivers they receive from the 'Buy American' requirement for school lunches. The Buy American requirement means schools must purchase food from U.S. sources whenever possible. School districts can currently request waivers to buy foreign food instead, but those waivers are not made public. The bill is currently introduced in Congress and awaiting action. It affects school food authorities, which are the organizations that manage school meal programs across the country.
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HB4613: American Food for American Schools Act of 2023
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Sponsors
John Garamendi
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (11)
Doug LaMalfa
Jimmy Panetta
Josh Harder
Steve Cohen
Greg Casar