US SR98 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1566)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1566)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Recognizes the importance of the school breakfast program and its overall positive effect on the lives of low-income children and families, as well as its effect on helping to improve a child's overall classroom performance. Expresses the support of the House of Representatives for states that have successfully implemented school breakfast programs in order to improve the test scores and grades of their participating students. Encourages states to: (1) strengthen their school breakfast programs by improving student access, (2) promote improvements in the nutritional quality of breakfasts served, and (3) inform students and parents of healthy nutritional and lifestyle choices. Recognizes: (1) that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 provides low-income children with greater access to nutritious breakfasts; (2) the role nonprofit and community organizations play in increasing awareness of, and access to, breakfast programs for low-income children; and (3) that National School Breakfast Week helps draw attention to the need for, and success of, the school breakfast program.
Title
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the school breakfast program.
Sponsors
Sen. Herb Kohl [D-WI] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-03-10 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1566) |
Same As/Similar To
HR153 (Related) 2011-03-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Child health
Commemorative events and holidays
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Child health
Commemorative events and holidays
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/98/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres98/BILLS-112sres98is.pdf |