Provide Congress with a report on the impacts of free school meals and recommendations on nutritious, locally sourced meals.

Provide Congress with a report on the impacts of free school meals and provide recommendations to ensure that schools are using nutritious meals that are locally sourced from farmers.

The bill would require a report to Congress on free school meals and implementation recommendations.

Reps. Pettersen, Gottheimer Introduce “Feed Our Kids Act” to Fight Farm Bill Cuts to School Meals for Hungry Children | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
secondary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Congress.gov lists H.R.3204 as introduced on 2023-05-11, referred to House committees, and last acted on 2023-06-01 by referral to the Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Subcommittee. The bill status is still only introduced, not enacted.

Pettersen's most relevant federal vehicle did not become law, so it did not deliver a required report to Congress during the 118th Congress.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.3204 - Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023 | Congress.gov
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The official cosponsor table lists Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado's 7th District as joining H.R.3204 on 2023-09-21.

Pettersen took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring the universal school meals bill, but cosponsorship alone did not fulfill the report promise.

never same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.3204 - Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023 | Congress.gov
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The introduced bill proposed making school breakfasts and lunches free for all children and included extra reimbursement for meals made with locally sourced farm products.

The bill addressed free meals and local sourcing, matching much of the policy area, but it remained a proposal and did not itself provide Congress with the claimed report.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.3204 - Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

H.R.3204 included a GAO reporting requirement only for the school-meal delinquent-debt reimbursement program's successes and challenges, not a completed report on free-meal impacts and nutritious local meals.

Even the reporting provision found in the relevant bill was narrower than the promise, and because the bill was not enacted no report mandate took effect.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.3204 - Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 76%