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HR 3625 111th Congress House

Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act

Official title: To provide for the Secretary of Education to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in elementary and secondary schools.

Introduced: September 30, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Child healthElementary and secondary educationFood industry and servicesGovernment studies and investigations
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Marketing and advertisingNutrition and diet
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Sep 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on the marketing of food and beverages in elementary and secondary schools.

Requires such study to assess the nutritional quality of such foods, the media through which they are marketed to children in such schools, and mechanisms that regulate such marketing.

Directs the Secretary to collaborate in the conduct of such study with the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3625: Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3625/
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