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H.R. 8450 117th Congress House

Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act

Official title: To reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2022 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
Nov 7, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-548.
Jul 27, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 20.
Jul 27, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action November 7, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act

This bill reauthorizes and expands (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

 Related & companion bills 20
  • HR 783 Summer Meals Act of 2021
  • HR 2896 Kids Eat Local Act
  • HR 2897 Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act
  • S 1328 Farm to School Act of 2021
  • S 1401 Kids Eat Local Act of 2021
  • S 2930 Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
  • S 3216 WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2021
  • S 3226 MODERN WIC Act of 2021
  • HR 1768 Farm to School Act of 2021
  • HR 5526 Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
Show all 20 related billsShow fewer related bills
  • HR 5919 Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
  • HR 5934 Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2021
  • HR 6526 Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022
  • HR 6743 LUNCHES Act of 2022
  • HR 6781 MODERN WIC Act of 2022
  • S 1170 Summer Meals Act of 2021
  • S 4602 No Shame at School Act of 2022
  • HR 8477 No Shame at School Act of 2022
  • HR 8509 National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act of 2022
  • HR 9482 No Hungry Kids in Schools Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 28
Sarbanes, John
· Oct 31, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Oct 25, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 18, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Oct 18, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 7, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Oct 7, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Oct 7, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 26, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 26, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Sep 26, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2022
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 26, 2022
Deutch, Theodore
· Sep 15, 2022
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 13, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Sep 2, 2022
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Aug 26, 2022
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Aug 26, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Aug 23, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Aug 23, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Aug 23, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Aug 16, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Aug 16, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Aug 12, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Aug 12, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 12, 2022
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Aug 2, 2022
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 28, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 28, 2022
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 27, 2022
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jul 27, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8450: Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8450/
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