HR 3625
111th Congress
House
Education
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Food industry and services
Government studies and investigations
Marketing and advertising
Nutrition and diet
Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act
Introduced: September 22, 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
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1