To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
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Summary
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 2/25/2016
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
WA • R
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/2/2016
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2016
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