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S. 3979: Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022

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S. 3979: Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-31 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1912-1913)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-31 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1912-1913) 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

Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022

Plain summary

Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022 This bill extends and modifies the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements related to the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program. Current law authorizes USDA to waive certain requirements, such as those related to nutritional content and congregate feeding, for the purpose of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this bill, USDA shall have authority through FY2023 to grant such a waiver, with no waiver having effect past FY2023. Currently, USDA's authority to grant a waiver expires on June 30, 2022, with no waiver having effect past the 2021-2022 school year. If a state elects to receive a waiver that modifies the operation of a school breakfast or lunch program for the 2022-2023 school year, the state must provide a transition plan to USDA. USDA must provide technical assistance to help school food authorities and states meet nutritional standards and resume regular meal program operations for the 2023-2024 school year. While a waiver is in effect during the 2022-2023 school year, the state subject to the waiver must provide technical assistance in lieu of fiscal action for meal pattern violations due to supply chain disruptions. The bill also appropriates funds as necessary to carry out this bill's activities.

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Official text

Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · 51 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

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Record fed-us-cong117-s3979 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117