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HR 1500 113th Congress House

Nutrition Education Act

Official title: To amend section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that local school wellness policies include a requirement that students rece… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that local school wellness policies include a requirement that students receive 50 hours of school nutrition education per school year.

Introduced: April 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
Education Child healthElementary and secondary educationHealth promotion and preventive careNutrition and dietTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 11, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 11, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 8
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 4, 2014
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 23, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 24, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Apr 11, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Apr 11, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Apr 11, 2013
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 11, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 11, 2013
Delaney, John
· Apr 11, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Apr 11, 2013
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Apr 11, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Apr 11, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Apr 11, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 11, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 11, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 11, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Apr 11, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Apr 11, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1500: Nutrition Education Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1500/
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"H.R. 1500: Nutrition Education Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1500/.
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H.R. 1500, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1500/.
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