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Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-4379| House 
| Updated: 6/27/2023
Mike Levin

Mike Levin

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (18)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023 This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.) Under the bill, a school closure period means a period in which an elementary school or secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in a hybrid manner for five or more consecutive weekdays during a calendar year. The bill also increases the daily value of the benefit to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed. USDA must pay each state agency and covered tribal organization 100% of the administrative expenses (currently 50%) incurred in operating the program. USDA must also provide grants to states to support the development or upgrading of data systems that are necessary to implement Summer EBT.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3519
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021
Jun 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3519
    Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021


  • June 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • June 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Agriculture and Food

Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-4379| House 
| Updated: 6/27/2023
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023 This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.) Under the bill, a school closure period means a period in which an elementary school or secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in a hybrid manner for five or more consecutive weekdays during a calendar year. The bill also increases the daily value of the benefit to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed. USDA must pay each state agency and covered tribal organization 100% of the administrative expenses (currently 50%) incurred in operating the program. USDA must also provide grants to states to support the development or upgrading of data systems that are necessary to implement Summer EBT.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3519
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021
Jun 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3519
    Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021


  • June 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • June 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mike Levin

Mike Levin

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (18)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted