# 117-hr-4077: Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021

117-hr-4077, Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4077
- Congress: 117
- Title: Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2021-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 113
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (113)

- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2021-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
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