US SB1650 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) provide states, school food authorities, local educational agencies, and local processing entities with model product specifications and practices for foods offered in the school lunch and breakfast programs so that such foods reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; (2) analyze, and report to Congress on, the quantity and quality of nutritional information available to school food authorities about food service products and commodities; and (3) purchase, to the maximum extent possible, the widest variety of healthful foods for the school lunch and breakfast programs that reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Title
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009
Sponsors
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2009-09-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4607 (Related) 2010-02-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Subjects
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1650/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1650/BILLS-111s1650is.pdf |