S. 1401 · 117th Congress · Senate

Kids Eat Local Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced
Apr 28, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Kids Eat Local Act of 2021

This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food.

The bill allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification in food procurement requests.

Action Timeline

2
  1. APR 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. APR 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Committees

1

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Referred: Apr 28, 2021

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