HR 2592 · 108th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Healthy America Act

Introduced 2003-06-24· Sponsored by Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.(2003-07-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Healthy America Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to require schools participating in the school breakfast program to make available fruits and juices. Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (the Act) to direct the Secretary to expand the fruit and vegetable school pilot program. Amends the Act to direct the Secretary, in conjunction with the National 5 a Day for Better Health program, to carry out a Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids program to provide grants to school districts for innovative projects to increase the availability and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Amends the Act to require States to ensure that meals in the summer food service program include fruits, vegetables, and juices. Directs the Secretary to revise in specified ways the regulations relating to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Amends the Farm and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to increase the minimum amount to be spent on the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions. Directs the Secretary to develop a fruit and vegetable research agenda that coor…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans