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HR 3086 105th Congress House

Meals for Achievement Act

Official title: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand the School Breakfast Program in elementary schools, and to provide greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs.

Introduced: July 14, 1998 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Child nutritionDay careEducationElementary and secondary education
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Elementary schoolsFamiliesSchool lunch programSocial Welfare
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Dec 10, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 10, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meals for Achievement Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand the School Breakfast Program in elementary schools by revising the formula for determining breakfast assistance payments to State educational agencies to include the number of breakfasts served in elementary schools and free breakfasts served in non-elementary schools.

Amends the National School Lunch Act to provide greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs by eliminating certain restrictions on children's eligibility for such meal supplements in afterschool care.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 1998
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 1998
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 11, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 4, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 26, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 12, 1998
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Feb 12, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 12, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 28, 1998
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jan 28, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 28, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3086: Meals for Achievement Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3086/
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