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2022-11-07
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Introduced in House
 <p><b>Kids Eat Local Act </b></p> <p>This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food.</p> <p>The bill allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification in food procurement requests.</p>
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Kids Eat Local Act
Kids Eat Local Act
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IH
Introduced in House
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow certain institutions to use geographic preference for procurement of certain foods, and for other purposes.
Official Title as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
Kids Eat Local Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
2021-04-28
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.