HR 2322
111th Congress
House
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
School administration
Healthy Food Choices for Kids Act
Introduced: May 7, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1