US Congress House Bill 576 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require local educational agencies participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to include in their school wellness policies the requirement that each student receive 50 hours of nutrition education each school year. Requires such instruction to meet specified standards, including that it is consistent with nutritional requirements for food served under the school lunch, school breakfast, and child and adult care food programs.

Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act

Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2011-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/576/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr576/BILLS-112hr576ih.pdf