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H.R. 6526 117th Congress House

Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a study of the time and duration of school lunch periods, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2022 Introduced by: Kim Schrier Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 28, 2022
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 Latest action January 28, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement with an independent, nonpartisan, science-based research organization to carry out a study on the time lunches are served, the time that recess is offered, and the duration of lunch periods at schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.

USDA must also

  • make the findings of the study publicly available online;
  • establish a task force, in coordination with the Department of Education, to review the study, review other related research, and develop best practices for lunch and recess periods to ensure student health, including appropriate nutritional intake; and
  • issue guidance regarding such best practices to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5463 Reintroduction of Healthy Meal Time Act of 2019
  • HR 8450 Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act
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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 16, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 16, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Feb 22, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 15, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2022
Trone, David
· Feb 15, 2022
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 8, 2022
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 8, 2022
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6526: Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6526/
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"H.R. 6526: Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6526/.
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