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S 581 111th Congress Senate Education Child health Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Military personnel and dependents Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Women's health

Military Family Nutrition Protection Act of 2009

Introduced: March 12, 2009 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Family Nutrition Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to exclude combat pay from household income in calculating a child's eligibility for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch program.

Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require states to exclude combat pay from family income in making eligibility determinations under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

What's happening now March 12, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 10, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 30, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 19, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 581: Military Family Nutrition Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-581/
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