US Congress Senate Bill 1650 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) provide states, school food authorities, local educational agencies, and local processing entities with model product specifications and practices for foods offered in the school lunch and breakfast programs so that such foods reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; (2) analyze, and report to Congress on, the quantity and quality of nutritional information available to school food authorities about food service products and commodities; and (3) purchase, to the maximum extent possible, the widest variety of healthful foods for the school lunch and breakfast programs that reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009

Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-08		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB4607 (Related) 2010-02-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1650/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1650/BILLS-111s1650is.pdf