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HR 576 112th Congress House Education Child health Elementary and secondary education Health promotion and preventive care Nutrition and diet Teaching, teachers, curricula

Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act

Introduced: February 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require local educational agencies participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to include in their school wellness policies the requirement that each student receive 50 hours of nutrition education each school year.

Requires such instruction to meet specified standards, including that it is consistent with nutritional requirements for food served under the school lunch, school breakfast, and child and adult care food programs.

What's happening now March 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
Carnahan, Russ
· Dec 16, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 20, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 7, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Mar 29, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 576: Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-576/
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"H.R. 576: Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-576/.
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