United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1720 (113th)
Local School Foods Act of 2013
Introduced
24 April 2013
Last action
8 July 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sponsors
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Subjects
Agriculture, Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Local School Foods Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary will give up to five participating states the option of receiving a grant in an amount equal to the value of the USDA-provided commodities that the participating state would otherwise receive for each of FY2014-FY2018. States that a grant shall be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions that participate in the food service programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
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Timeline
24 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2013
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Source: Committee
8 July 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 April 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
- related to ← Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013
- related to ← Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1720
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1720
- us · 113-hr-1720 · source updated 23 March 2026