3.0.0 2383 2023-01-11T13:31:23Z 2023-01-11T13:31:23Z House HR 2015-05-15 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 75 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICE of South Carolina:H.R. 2383.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3253]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2015-06-08T15:33:29Z Referred to 2015-05-15T13:04:20Z Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act 114 5360 HR 2016-06-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Related bill CRS 2015-06-08 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2015-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 N M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2015-05-15 True B001294 Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] Rod Blum R IA 1 2015-05-15 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-05-15 True M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2015-05-15 True B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2015-05-15 True W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2015-05-15 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2015-05-15 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2015-05-15 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2015-05-15 True B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2015-05-18 False P000606 Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] Robert Pittenger R NC 9 2015-05-18 False 2015-06-09 L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2015-05-22 False R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2015-05-22 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2015-05-22 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2015-05-22 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2015-05-22 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2015-05-22 False Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Nutrition and diet Agriculture and Food 00 2015-05-15 Introduced in House 2015-08-17T16:42:50Z Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), with the addition of lean meat and poultry.

Foods purchased for SNAP must be of the kind prescribed by USDA in implementing WIC requirements that: (1) food contain nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, or children; or (2) food promote the health of the population served by the program. Examples of foods acceptable under the bill include vegetables, fruits, milk, juice, breakfast cereal, cheese, eggs, yogurt, peanut butter, legumes, whole grain bread, and lean meat or poultry.

]]> Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015 Display Title Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to change the eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (commonly known as SNAP). Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2383ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2383ih.xml 2015-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.