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H.R. 5270 (97th)

A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide that income used for certain special hardship conditions shall not be included as income for purposes of determining eligibility for free or reduced-price lunches.

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Introduced

16 December 1981

Last action

29 January 1982 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

Sponsors

Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

21 July 2025

Education

Summary

Amends the National School Lunch Act to exclude as income in determining eligibility for the school lunch program, income used for: (1) unusually high medical expenses; (2) shelter costs in excess of thirty percent of income; (3) special education expenses; and (4) disaster or casualty losses.

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Timeline

  1. 16 December 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 December 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 December 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 January 1982

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

    Source: Committee

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1 official file

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