H.R. 6313: Combating Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020
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H.R. 6313: Combating Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-19 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Combating Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020
Plain summary
Combating Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020 This bill makes changes to nutrition services for older adults as part of the response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, it (1) expands eligibility for home-delivered meals to eligible individuals who are unable to obtain nutrition as a result of COVID-19 response measures such as quarantines; (2) allows states to transfer funds, in greater amounts and without prior approval, between congregate and home-delivered nutrition programs during the emergency; and (3) authorizes the Administration on Aging to waive certain nutrition requirements for congregate and home-delivered meals during the emergency.
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Combating Hunger for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6313.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr6313 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116