{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-10552","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":10552,"title":"School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2024-12-20","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000602","fullName":"Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]","party":"D","state":"PA","district":12}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-12-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2024-12-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-20","text":"Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to cancel and eliminate all household school meal debts (as of the date of the bill's enactment) under the school breakfast and lunch programs. USDA must also pay the amount of the cancelled debt to each local educational authority using Commodity Credit Corporation funds.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T09:14:17Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":511,"ts":"2026-04-15T17:55:43.305Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=School%20Lunch%20Debt%20Cancellation%20Act%20of%202024"}]}}