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S 427 113th Congress Senate Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health 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: February 28, 2013 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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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 February 28, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1303 Related bill School Nutrition Flexibility Act
  • HR 1244 Identical bill Sensible School Lunch Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 8, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 17, 2013
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 19, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 28, 2013
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 427: Sensible School Lunch Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-427/
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"S. 427: Sensible School Lunch Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-427/.
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