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A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for…

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A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 14, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2101)
Mar 14, 1996
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National School Lunch Act to permit schools to use any reasonable approach to meet certain dietary guidelines under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Prohibits schools from being required to use or conduct nutrient analysis.

What's happening now March 14, 1996

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 6, 1996
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 27, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1613: A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1613/
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"S. 1613: A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1613/.
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S. 1613, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1613/.
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