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S 3637 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Child health Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Fruit and vegetables Nutrition and diet Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations

Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2018

Introduced: November 15, 2018 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Nov 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7054)
Nov 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to make permanent, and expand to at least 15 states, the program to provide more flexibility for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to purchase domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables. The bill also provides additional mandatory funding for the program.

What's happening now November 15, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7054)

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