Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in School lunch program

Bill Introduced: S.2952 Safe School Lunch Act of 2008

2008-04-30T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve food safety through mandatory meat, meat product, poultry, and poultry product recall authority, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to improve communication about recalls with schools participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5762 Food Safety Recall Information Act

2008-04-09T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.474 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on the lives and classroom performance of low-income children.

2008-03-04T19:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on the lives and classroom performance of low-income children.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1013 Expressing the sense of Congress that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom performance.

2008-03-03T19:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom performance.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3978 Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007

2007-10-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2228 FEED Act of 2007

2007-10-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2143 Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007

2007-10-03T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2066 Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007

2007-09-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3161 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-07-23T20:00:00Z

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3030 Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2007

2007-07-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the summer food service program for children.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2968 Summer Food Service Rural Expansion Act

2007-07-09T20:00:00Z

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State.

Bill Introduced: S.1755 Summer Food Service Rural Expansion Act

2007-07-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply the program to rural areas of every State.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2766 National Dairy Equity Act of 2007

2007-06-17T20:00:00Z

To establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2720 Food and Agriculture Risk Management for the 21st Century Act of 2007

2007-06-13T20:00:00Z

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform commodity programs and to increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs of the Department of Agriculture, to reduce the national budget deficit, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2677 IMPACT Act

2007-06-11T20:00:00Z

To establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1467 A bill to establish an establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program.

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to establish an establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2401 Nutrition and Opportunities for the Underserved and Rural Incentives to Secure the Heartland Act of 2007

2007-05-20T20:00:00Z

To provide for greater access and opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers, to create incentives for research, conservation, and market viability, to provide a healthy and just work environment for agricultural workers, to provide Americans with healthier food choices, to address hunger and poverty in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2392 Afterschool Education Enhancement Act

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces.

Bill Introduced: S.1422 Farm Risk Management Act for the 21st Century

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide to agricultural operators and producers a reserve to assist in the stabilization of farm income during low-revenue years, to assist operators and producers to invest in value-added farms, to promote higher levels of environmental stewardship, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2364 Local Food and Farm Support Act

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers through local and regional markets, expand access to healthy food in underserved communities, provide access to locally and regionally grown food for schools, institutions, and consumers, and strengthen rural-urban linkages, and for other purposes.