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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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