S. 1401 · 117th Congress
Kids Eat Local Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sherrod Brown
- Introduced
- 2021-04-28
- Latest action
- 2021-04-28 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Kids Eat Local Act of 2021
This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food.
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.