US Congress Senate Bill 3293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Pilot Program to award grants to local educational agencies for (1) projects that hire qualified, full-time food and nutrition educators to carry out programs in schools that have the goal of improving student health and nutrition; and (2) projects that fund school gardens or other evidence-based interventions relating to student health and nutrition to create hands-on learning opportunities for students. In awarding grants under the program, USDA must prioritize projects that serve schools or districts (1) in which not less than 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, or (2) that include neighborhoods with high rates of childhood obesity or other diet-related diseases.

Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2020

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB7704 (Related) 2020-07-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3293/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3293/BILLS-116s3293is.pdf