CHILD NUTRITION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: provide commodity assistance to States participating in the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4638), H647 [22FE]

Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]

Schools: advance health and wellbeing of schoolchildren through technical assistance, training, and support for healthy school foods, local wellness policies, and nutrition promotion and education (see S. 3446), S4529 [27MY]

———establish Healthy Habits School Challenge Program to reduce childhood obesity by recognizing schools promoting good nutrition and physical activity (see H.R. 5113), H2842 [22AP]

———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 4958), H2457 [25MR]

WIC: allow States to certify children for participation in special supplemental nutrition program for a certain period (see S. 3129), S1619 [16MR]

———require regular updating of the supplemental foods provided under the special supplemental nutrition program (see S. 3127), S1619 [16MR]

Women: promote and support breastfeeding (see S. 3132), S1670 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Schools: advance health and wellbeing of schoolchildren through technical assistance, training, and support for healthy school foods, local wellness policies, and nutrition promotion and education (S. 3446), S4547 [27MY]