# 117-hr-6613: Keeping School Meals Flexible Act

117-hr-6613, Keeping School Meals Flexible Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6613
- Congress: 117
- Title: Keeping School Meals Flexible Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 106
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keeping School Meals Flexible Act This bill extends authority through June 30, 2023, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs to address COVID-19. The bill extends the authority for USDA to issue a single waiver of child nutrition program requirements to all states under the National School Lunch Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures with respect to COVID-19; grant waivers of requirements to allow non-congregate feeding in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for purposes of providing meals and snacks with appropriate safety measures with respect to COVID-19; and grant waivers related to the nutritional content of meals served in child nutrition programs if it determines the waiver is necessary to provide meals and snacks, and there is a food supply chain disruption due to COVID-19.

## Cosponsors (106)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2022-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2022-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6613 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6613)

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