SRES 98 · 112th Congress · Education

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the school breakfast program.

Introduced 2011-03-10· Sponsored by Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1566)(2011-03-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (6)

5 Democrats1 Republican