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H.R. 428: School Meals Reimbursement Rates Comparison Act of 2013

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H.R. 428: School Meals Reimbursement Rates Comparison Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-25 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

School Meals Reimbursement Rates Comparison Act of 2013

Plain summary

School Meals Reimbursement Rates Comparison Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress on the cost differences between: (1) providing meals and supplements under the school lunch and breakfast programs in Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, respectively; and (2) the average cost of providing those meals and supplements in the states and District of Columbia. Requires that report to show the relation of those cost differences to the national average payment rates for meals and supplements under the school lunch and breakfast programs.

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Official text

School Meals Reimbursement Rates Comparison Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr428 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113