H.R. 5919
117th Congress
House
Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program, and for other purposes.
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Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
This bill makes various changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which reimburses child care centers, day care homes, and other sites for meals and snacks provided to low-income individuals. Among these changes, the bill
- authorizes reimbursements for an additional meal or snack provided to children who are in care for at least eight hours,
- allows certain child care centers to certify their eligibility on an annual (rather than a monthly) basis, and
- establishes an advisory committee to make recommendations to reduce unnecessary recordkeeping requirements for program participants.
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Bush, Cori
Jones, Mondaire
D
Davids, Sharice
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Larson, John B.
D
Carter, Troy A.
D
Gottheimer, Josh
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
Newman, Marie
Crist, Charlie
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Neguse, Joe
Sires, Albio
RYAN, TIM
D
Tonko, Paul
Bowman, Jamaal
D
Aguilar, Pete
D
Carson, André
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Lamb, Conor
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
LANGEVIN, JAMES
D
Meng, Grace
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Correa, J. Luis
Manning, Kathy
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Case, Ed
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Ross, Deborah K.
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Titus, Dina
YOUNG, DON
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5919: Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5919/
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