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H.R. 7887: Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act

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H.R. 7887: Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-30 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 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 Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act

Plain summary

Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act This bill revises food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. USDA must reimburse states at the free rate for meals served by school food authorities in such states during the 2020-2021 school year under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. All children enrolled in a school that participates in such programs are temporarily eligible (without application) to receive free school meals during the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, such children are certified eligible (without application) for free meals under the (1) summer food service program, (2) child and adult care food program, and (3) meal supplements for children in after-school programs. The bill also sets forth provisions related to the 2021-2022 school year, including provisions regarding (1) calculations to determine the percentage of identified students under the school meal programs, (2) the selection of schools under the fresh fruit and vegetable program, and (3) establishing a price for paid lunches during such school year.

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Official text

Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 61 cosponsors

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Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Mike Levin (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ro Khanna (D-CA) and 1 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] reported raising $882,179 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr7887 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116