FEED Act
Sponsored By: Representative Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
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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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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 6/8/2020
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/18/2020
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/18/2020
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/13/2020
Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 8/4/2020
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/21/2020
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/1/2020
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/11/2020
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 10/6/2020
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2020
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
Sponsored 10/13/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/27/2020
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/12/2020
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/5/2020
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2020
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/12/2020
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/12/2020
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