# 114-hr-4617: 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.

114-hr-4617, 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., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4617
- Congress: 114
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2016-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4617 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4617)

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- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Un…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5090)
- [114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3706)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4617 (as of 2025-11-18).