United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4617 (114th)
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.
Introduced
25 February 2016
Last action
19 September 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sponsors
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel.
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Timeline
25 February 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 February 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4617
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4617
- us · 114-hr-4617 · source updated 23 March 2026