School Lunch Pilot Project Act of 1983
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School Lunch Pilot Project Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out the school lunch pilot project study to: (1) provide to participating school districts, in lieu of commodities, all cash assistance or all commodity letters of credit; (2) continue the study through June 30, 1986; (3) meet project expenses from specified sources; (4) consult with and get approval of the Comptroller General before altering such project; and (5) report to the appropriate congressional committees by December 15, 1986. Requires the Comptroller to report to the appropriate congressional committees every six months through June 30, 1986. Requires the Department of Agriculture, upon request, to compensate a participating district for losses sustained as a result of the Department's previous change in project methodology. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on October 19, 1983. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on October 21, 1983: Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 98th Congress (1983-84), 623 of the 10,560 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JOHN MCKERNAN (R-ME) introduced it on October 19, 1983, and 6 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 5 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on October 19, 1983, 15668 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15666 days ago, on October 21, 1983.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 98th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1985 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers