CHILD NUTRITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain participants in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to receive variety of types of milk, including whole milk (see H.R. 5383), H4229 [8SE]

——— change competitive bidding process for infant formula manufacturers under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3540), H2455 [18MY]

——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see S. 2460), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 4844), H3948 [25JY]

——— eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches, require income guidelines for determining eligibility for free meals, and base such eligibility on certain percentage of poverty-level (see H.R. 3113), H2135 [5MY]

——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 1593), S1646 [15MY] (see H.R. 3332), H2345 [15MY]

——— improve child nutrition in Tribal areas (see H.R. 1589), H1285 [14MR]

——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (see H.R. 5312), H4211 [29AU]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 1604), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3364), H2376 [16MY]

——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see S. 3093), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 1269), H1046 [1MR]

——— make publicly available information on infant formula procurement under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 974), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 3151), H2171 [9MY]

——— modernize farmers’ market nutrition program under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 643), S636 [2MR]

——— permit video or telephone certifications under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 984), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 2424), H1691 [30MR]

——— require school lunch and breakfast personnel to receive training and information on food allergy identification and response (see S. 121), S121 [26JA]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see S. 1568), S1623 [11MY] (see H.R. 3204), H2307 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: increase reimbursement rate of school meals (H.R. 1269), H1218 [9MR]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, H519 [31JA]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: require school lunch and breakfast personnel to receive training and information on food allergy identification and response (S. 121), S288 [9FE]

Texts of

S. 121, Protecting Children With Food Allergies Act, S122 [26JA]