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HR 4265 116th Congress House

Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019

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: October 4, 2019 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 Labor.
Sep 10, 2019
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019

This bill authorizes 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.)

Specifically, the bill (1) repeals a provision that prohibits USDA from offering commodity assistance based on the number of school breakfasts served, and (2) requires 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 18
All 18 Democratic 14
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 18, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 4, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Sep 27, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 18, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Sep 18, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 18, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 18, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Sep 16, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 16, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 16, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 16, 2019
Davis, Rodney
· Sep 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4265: Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4265/
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