NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT
Amendments
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), S6911 [5AU]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), consideration (H. Res. 1742), H7772 [1DE]
Articles and editorials
Food Bill We Need, S6701 [4AU]
Latest National Security Threat—Obesity, E769 [6MY]
Senate's Important Lunch Date, S6702 [4AU]
Bills and resolutions
Children and youth: ensure categorical eligibility of foster children for free school lunches and breakfasts (see S. 3128), S1619 [16MR]
———improve child health and nutrition and reduce administrative burdens for child care sponsors and providers (see S. 3124), S1619 [16MR]
———promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see S. 3126), S1619 [16MR] (see H.R. 5090), H2798 [21AP]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see S. 3307), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), consideration (see H. Res. 1742), H7757 [30NO]
———reduce stigma associated with unpaid meal fees (see H.R. 5167), H3013 [28AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools and local educational agencies participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see H.R. 6407), H7498 [16NO]
———assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see S. 3123), S1618 [16MR] (see H.R. 4710), H971 [26FE] (see H.R. 5456), H4214 [28MY]
———award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out comprehensive and innovative strategies to end childhood hunger (see H.R. 5480), H4246 [8JN]
———carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school breakfast or school lunch programs (see H.R. 5738), H5617 [14JY]
———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 5806), H5919 [21JY]
———ensure safety of school meals by enhancing coordination with States and schools operating school meal programs in the case of recall of contaminated food (see H.R. 4590), H555 [3FE]
———establish a demonstration project to promote collaborations to improve school nutrition (see S. 3342), S3536 [11MY]
———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see S. 3292), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5012), H2503 [13AP]
———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see S. 3144), S1750 [18MR]
———make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (see H.R. 6469), H7854 [1DE]
———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round school lunch and snack services (see S. 3448), S4529 [27MY]
———promote health and wellness in child care (see H.R. 5431), H4021 (see H.R. 5431), H4083 [27MY]
———provide commodity assistance to States participating in the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4638), H647 [22FE]
Food: provide children from rural areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs (see S. 3040), S795 [25FE]
———provide children from underserved areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs (see H.R. 4734), H1027 [2MR]
———provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
Nutrition: improve purchase and processing of healthful commodities for use in school meal programs (see H.R. 4607), H601 [4FE]
Schools: require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 4958), H2457 [25MR]
Letters
Child nutrition programs reauthorization: several Representatives, E769 [6MY]
Condition receipt of funds under Dept. of Agriculture child and adult care food program on criminal background checks for child care staff members: Linda K. Smith, National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, H7872 [2DE]
———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, H7873 [2DE]
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Noelle Ellerson, American Association of School Administrators, Jeff Simering, Council of the Great City Schools, and Lucy Gettman, National School Boards Association, H7806 [1DE]
———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7811 [1DE]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7810 [1DE]
Motions
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), H7814 [1DE]
Remarks in House
Children and youth: promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (H.R. 5090), H7769 [1DE]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs, E769 [6MY]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs and combat childhood obesity and hunger, H4001-H4003 [27MY]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), H7778-H7815 [1DE], H7870-H7874 [2DE], E2039, E2041, E2042, E2044, E2050 [2DE], E2069, E2073 [7DE], E2083-E2085 [8DE], E2128 [14DE], E2204 [18DE]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), consideration (H. Res. 1742), H7767-H7773 [1DE]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), motion to recommit, H7814, H7815 [1DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school breakfast or school lunch programs (H.R. 5738), E1322 [14JY]
———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (H.R. 5806), H5923 [22JY]
———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (H.R. 5012), H8112-H8114 [8DE]
———establish certain conditions for receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program and eliminate Federal price floor for paid school lunches, H7814, H7815 [1DE]
———make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (H.R. 6469), H7869-H7874 [2DE]
Remarks in Senate
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), S4547 [27MY], S4846 [10JN], S6287 [27JY], S6357-S6359 [28JY], S6478 [29JY], S6700-S6702 [4AU], S6832-S6835, S6842-S6845, S6849 [5AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (S. 3123), S1624 [16MR]
———establish a demonstration project to promote collaborations to improve school nutrition (S. 3342), S3541 [11MY]
———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (S. 3292), S2808 [29AP]
———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (S. 3144), S1753 [18MR]
———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round school lunch and snack services (S. 3448), S4547 [27MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1742) (H. Rept. 111-665), H7757 [30NO]
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3307) (S. Rept. 111-178), S3162 [5MY]
Tables
Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, S6832 [5AU]
Texts of
H. Res. 1742, consideration of S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, H7767 [1DE]
H.R. 5012, Weekends Without Hunger Act, H8112 [8DE]
H.R. 6469, condition receipt of funds under Dept. of Agriculture child and adult care food program on criminal background checks for child care staff members, H7869 [2DE]
S. 3123, Growing Farm to School Programs Act, S1624 [16MR]