Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-1120
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2005-05-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adult day care
Census
Child nutrition
Community organization
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Day care
Depressed areas
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Entitlements
Families
Food relief
Food stamps
Food supply insurance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Hunger
Labor and Employment
Nonprofit organizations
Nutrition
Poverty
School lunch program
Social Welfare
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: 
Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress is committed to achieving domestic hunger goals and ending hunger by 2015; (2) federal food and nutrition programs should receive adequate funding; and (3) the entitlement nature of the child and adult care food program, the food stamp program, the school breakfast and lunch programs, and the summer food service program should be preserved. 
 
Directs: (1) the American Communities Survey to collect and submit food security information to the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) the Secretary to conduct an annual study of hunger in the United States and develop recommendations on reducing domestic hunger.
 
Directs the Secretary to make: (1) hunger-free communities collaborative grants to eligible public food program service providers or nonprofit organizations; (2) hunger-free communities infrastructure grants to eligible emergency feeding organizations; and (3) hunger-free communities training and technical assistance grants to eligible national or regional nonprofit organizations. (States that such grants' federal share shall not exceed 80 %.)
 
Sets forth grant priorities.

action_date: 2006-12-08
text: 
Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2006 - 
Title I: National Commitment to End Hunger 
- (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of major matters relating to the problem of hunger in the United States. Includes in such study: (1) data on hunger and food insecurity; and (2) federal, state, and local measures to achieve domestic hunger goals and hunger-free communities goals. 
 
Requires the Secretary to report to the President and Congress respecting such study. 
 

Title II: Strengthening Community Efforts 
- (Sec. 201) Directs the Secretary to use up to 90% of funds made available under title III of this Act for grants to eligible entities (as defined by this section) to pay the federal share (not to exceed 80%) of the costs of: (1) community hunger assessments; (2) food distribution, community outreach, or food access improvement; (2) developing new resources and strategies to help reduce hunger; (3) establishing a program to achieve a hunger-free communities goal, and (4) establishing a program to provide food and nutrition services as part of a coordinated community-based comprehensive service.
 
Gives grant priority to entities meeting specified criteria.
 
(Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary to use up to 10% of funds made available under title III of this Act for grants to eligible entities (as defined by this section) to pay the federal share (not to exceed 80%) of the training and technical assistance costs of organizations that: (1) work to achieve a domestic hunger goal; (2) work to achieve a hunger-free communities goal; or (3) were recipients of a grant under section 201 of this Act.
 
Gives grant priority to entities meeting specified criteria.
 
(Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress by September 30, 2011, respecting grants made under this title.
 

Title III: Authorization of Appropriations 
- (Sec. 301) Authorizes FY2006-FY2011 appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11569-11570)
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S11569-11570)
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11568-11570)
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-12-08
text: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5929-5931)
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5928-5929)
action_date: 2005-05-25
text: Introduced in Senate