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HR 2382 115th Congress House

Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to eliminate certain Federal nutrition requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthDepartment of AgricultureElementary and secondary education
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Food assistance and reliefNutrition and diet
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action May 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to eliminate the minimum nutritional requirements for Department of Agriculture school meal programs by changing the requirements to voluntary guidelines.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2382: Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2382/
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"H.R. 2382: Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2382/.
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H.R. 2382, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2382/.
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