HR 3738 · 115th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-09-12· Sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]· House

Bill Progress

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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 House Committee on Education and the Workforce.(2017-09-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional food (known as commodity assistance) to states participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP). (Under current law, USDA provides commodity assistance to states participating in the National School Lunch Program based on the number of lunches served. The food may also be served as part of the SBP or other child nutrition programs.) The bill modifies the requirements to: (1) repeal a provision that prohibits USDA from offering commodity assistance based on the number of school breakfasts served, and (2) require USDA to use a specified formula to provide additional commodity assistance for each school breakfast served.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican