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D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

Kim is pursuing legislation to exclude military housing allowances from school-meal eligibility calculations.

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week
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A weekly roundup describes two measures sponsored by New Jersey representatives that passed the House, along with Andy Kim’s school-meal legislation and Nellie Pou’s resolution congratulating Bangladesh on its UN General Assembly presidency.

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Senator pursuing legislation on school-meal eligibility for military children

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Representative who co-sponsored the GUARD Act

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Nellie Pou
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Representative who introduced a resolution congratulating Bangladesh

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ALSO MENTIONED  Jeff Van Drew, Representative who sponsored the PROOF Act; Khalilur Rahman, Bangladesh foreign minister who began serving as UN General Assembly president

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