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HR 1244 113th Congress House Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Agriculture Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Grain Meat Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance

Sensible School Lunch Act

Introduced: March 19, 2013 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 19, 2013
Introduced in House
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sensible School Lunch Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating rules and regulations applicable to the school lunch and breakfast programs that establish a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat alternates that may be served in any meal or during any period of time of any school year.

What's happening now April 23, 2013

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1303 Related bill School Nutrition Flexibility Act
  • S 427 Identical bill Sensible School Lunch Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 19, 2013
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1244: Sensible School Lunch Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1244/
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"H.R. 1244: Sensible School Lunch Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1244/.
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H.R. 1244, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1244/.
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