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HR 4638 111th Congress House

Healthy Start Act

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide commodity assistance to States participating in the school breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

Introduced: April 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Food assistance and reliefPoverty and welfare assistance
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Feb 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Start Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to deliver commodity assistance to states for their school breakfast programs. (Currently, commodity assistance is delivered to states for their school lunch programs.)

Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such assistance to be provided to each state for its school breakfast program.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 29, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 22, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 29, 2010
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 16, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 16, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 22, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Feb 22, 2010
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4638: Healthy Start Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4638/
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"H.R. 4638: Healthy Start Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4638/.
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