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HR 3738 115th Congress House

Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to remove certain limitations with respect to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2017 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Child healthElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and diet
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2017

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional food (known as commodity assistance) to states participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP).

(Under current law, USDA provides commodity assistance to states participating in the National School Lunch Program based on the number of lunches served. The food may also be served as part of the SBP or other child nutrition programs.)

The bill modifies the requirements to: (1) repeal a provision that prohibits USDA from offering commodity assistance based on the number of school breakfasts served, and (2) require USDA to use a specified formula to provide additional commodity assistance for each school breakfast served.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 17, 2018
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 19, 2018
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 10, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jun 26, 2018
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 25, 2018
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 23, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 16, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 7, 2018
Kihuen, Ruben
· May 7, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 27, 2018
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Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 10, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 20, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 13, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 14, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 6, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 30, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 29, 2018
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 18, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 18, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 18, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 18, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 21, 2017
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Dec 21, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 13, 2017
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 13, 2017
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Dec 13, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 7, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 3, 2017
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 26, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Oct 26, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 23, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Oct 12, 2017
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 4, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3738: Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3738/
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