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H.R. 6700: FEED Act

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H.R. 6700: FEED Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-05 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

FEED Act

Plain summary

FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act or the FEED Act This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve state, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need. Specifically, during the period following the President's emergency declaration of March 13, 2020, and under any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes it, FEMA may approve plans from state, local, and Indian tribal governments that (1) establish contracts with small and mid-sized restaurants and nonprofits, including faith-based organizations and soup kitchens, to prepare healthy meals for people in need; and (2) provide for partnerships with nonprofit organizations to purchase directly from food producers and farmers. FEMA shall waive federal matching requirements under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act during such period.

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Official text

FEED Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 63 cosponsors

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James P. McGovern (D-MA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and 3 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6700 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116