HR 4613 — American Food for American Schools Act of 2023
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors (3)
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — sponsor · 2023-07-13
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
Action timeline (4)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- · B00100 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E672)
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2023-07-13 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (1)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Trends in USDA Procurement of U.S. Food and Agricultural Products
R48141· Reports · 2024-07-25The U.S. government is a significant buyer of food and agricultural products. In FY2023, the U.S. government spent $7.7 billion on food and agricultural products across several federal agencies (including purchases using
Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 3 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Valadao, David G. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Bishop, Sanford D. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
cited in report (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R48141 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-13 | ← | Garamendi, John | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 101 | $106,858 | $106,858 |
| 2 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 36 | $32,480 | $32,480 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 22 | $31,200 | $31,200 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 22 | $24,413 | $24,413 |
| 5 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 19 | $22,200 | $22,200 |
| 6 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 14 | $21,553 | $21,553 |
| 7 | nextera energy | 0 | $0 | 19 | $19,500 | $19,500 |
| 8 | evgo | 0 | $0 | 3 | $19,000 | $19,000 |
| 9 | aflac, inc. | 0 | $0 | 12 | $17,300 | $17,300 |
| 10 | phoenix management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 11 | aflac inc. | 0 | $0 | 6 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 12 | cumberland development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 13 | continental investors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 14 | desert view dairy llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 15 | cornerstone government affairs | 0 | $0 | 8 | $8,400 | $8,400 |
| 16 | broydrick and associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,250 | $8,250 |
| 17 | york space systems | 0 | $0 | 5 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 18 | prospector, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 19 | mgs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 20 | mdc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 21 | audax group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | bastille | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | icebreaker strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | autonodyne llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | hunt companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · sponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R48141 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-07-13 · sponsored by Garamendi, John (sponsor) · sponsorship