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H.R. 6819

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6819, the Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 17, 2025 by Rep. David Scott (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 6819 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb6819/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6819 IH: Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6819  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 17, 2025   Mr. David Scott of Georgia  (for himself,  Mrs. McBath ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Mr. Goldman of New York ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Titus ,  Mr. Walkinshaw , and  Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on  Education and Workforce , 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   A BILL
To reduce State administrative costs for administration of both the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children under the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act of 2025  .
2.
Increased payments to State for administrative costs
For each fiscal year in which a State operates the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children under section 13A of the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1762 ), the Secretary of Agriculture shall pay to such State 90 percent of the monthly administrative costs incurred in such fiscal year described for—
(1)
the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children in section 13A of the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1762 ), and
(2)
the supplemental nutrition assistance program in section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025(a) ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To reduce State administrative costs for administration of both the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children under the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act.

Sponsors

Rep. David Scott (D) sponsors H.R. 6819, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6819 went before 3 committees: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, Education and Workforce and Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Referred to · May 20, 2026 · 79 Bills
Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 824 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6819 has taken 3 actions since Dec 17, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Dec 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 6819 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6819 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To reduce State administrative costs for administration of both the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children under the Richard B. Russell School Lunch Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 6819 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELLEN TELLER113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 second_quarter$41.4K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2025 fourth_quarter$33.8K4th Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 first_quarter$28.7K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6819 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6819’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr6819/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6819, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia:H.R. 6819.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H6025]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com