House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to require eligibility for free lunches to be based on the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget.
Sponsor: Rep. Augustus Hawkins D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 1988
- Committee actionApr 28, 1988
- Passed HouseMay 10, 1988 · 389–27
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 6, 1988 — Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Wayne Dowdy (D-MS), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), John Lewis (D-GA), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Allen Swift (D-WA), Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Augustus Hawkins.
- H.R. 5 (100th) Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988
- H.J.Res. 469 (100th) A joint resolution to designate June 1988 as "National Recycling Month".
- H.R. 4731 (100th) WIN Demonstration Program Extension Act of 1988
- H.Con.Res. 61 (100th) A concurrent resolution entitled: Volunteers and the Importance of Volunteerism.
- H.Res. 483 (100th) A resolution honoring the 24th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army.
- H.R. 1834 (100th) Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1988
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.