HR 1303 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

School Nutrition Flexibility Act

Introduced: March 20, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 23, 2013

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

Mar 20, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Mar 20, 2013

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Nutrition Flexibility 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.

Makes the formula that school food authorities are required to use to establish the price for a paid lunch (a lunch provided to children who are not eligible for free or reduced price meals) applicable only to school food authorities that had a negative balance in their nonprofit school food service account for the previous school year.

What's happening now April 23, 2013

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

Committees of jurisdiction 2