Hunger Clearinghouse Enhancement Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3645
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2024-01-23
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2024-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Hunger Clearinghouse Enhancement Act of 2024</strong></p> <p>This bill provides funding through FY2031 to the Department of Agriculture for maintaining a clearinghouse that provides information to assist low-income individuals and communities in obtaining nutrition assistance and related resources. The bill specifies that the clearinghouse must provide information on the utilization of trained volunteers.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3645 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2024 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to fund the information clearinghouse through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hunger Clearinghouse Enhancement Act of 2024 . 2. Information clearinghouse Section 26 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769g ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting , including information with respect to the utilization of trained volunteers, after provide information ; and (B) by inserting resources that address ways to prevent hunger, after food assistance, ; and (2) in subsection (d), in the first sentence— (A) by striking and before $250,000 ; and (B) by striking 2024 and inserting 2023, and $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031 .