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HR 2322 111th Congress House

Healthy Food Choices for Kids Act

Official title: To amend section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a pilot program that requires schools to post nutritional content informat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a pilot program that requires schools to post nutritional content information regarding foods served at schools and to teach students how to make healthy food selections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and dietSchool administration
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Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action June 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Food Choices for Kids Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to up to 10 states and, through them, subgrants to up to 10 schools in each of those states for a pilot program requiring schools to: (1) post nutritional content information in school cafeterias regarding the food they serve; and (2) teach students how to make healthy food selections.

Requires the Secretary to encourage such schools to post the nutritional content information, including caloric information, on their websites.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Sestak, Joe
· Jun 3, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 7, 2009
Hare, Phil
· May 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2322: Healthy Food Choices for Kids Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2322/
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"H.R. 2322: Healthy Food Choices for Kids Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2322/.
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H.R. 2322, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2322/.
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