Summary of HR 1942 — DELIVER Act of 2025

Overview

• Bill Number: HR 1942
• Title: DELIVER Act of 2025 (Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2025)
• Purpose indicator: Based on the title, the bill aims to improve delivery of meals to elderly individuals and to enhance volunteer engagement and related reimbursements.
• Status: Introduced in the House
• Introduced: March 6, 2025
• Short title available in the introduced text: “Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2025” (DELIVER Act of 2025)

Legislative Action to Date

• 2025-03-06: Introduced in the House
• 2025-03-06: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means

Sponsorship

• Primary sponsor: Joseph D. Morelle
• Cosponsors: Zachary Nunn, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Brian K. Fitzpatrick, Shri Thanedar

What the bill aims to address (as inferred from the title)

• Delivering meals to elderly individuals, likely focusing on expanding or improving meal delivery programs.
• Increasing volunteer engagement in elder nutrition or related services (recruitment, management, training, and participation).
• Reimbursements related to these activities, which could involve funding streams, grants, or reimbursement mechanisms for programs and volunteers.

Key provisions (status of available text)

• The available information does not include the bill’s full text or specific sections. The introduced language provided only establishes the short title and purpose inferred from the title.
• As the bill has been referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, the next steps would typically include committee consideration, potential amendments, and a vote before moving to the full House for consideration.

Potential impact and stakeholders

• Target population: Elderly individuals who rely on meal delivery or community-based meal programs.
• Organizations likely affected: Nonprofit meal providers, senior centers, volunteers coordinating meal delivery, and entities administering reimbursement programs.
• Fiscal considerations: Any enacted provisions would determine funding mechanisms, potential new grants or reimbursements, and any required appropriations or reallocations through the Ways and Means Committee’s jurisdiction.

Timeline and next steps

• If advanced, the bill would proceed through committee markup, floor debate and votes in the House, and, if passed, would need consideration by the Senate and signature by the President.
• Given the current status, no further actions are listed beyond referral to the Ways and Means Committee.

Notes

• No substantive text detailing specific programs, funding levels, or implementation timelines is included in the information provided. The summary reflects publicly available details: title, sponsor information, introduction date, and committee referral.