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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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