Healthy Nutrition for America's Children Act
Latest action · Aug 13, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Nutrition for America's Children Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize and expand the fruit and vegetable pilot program.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2003 to Jun 9, 2004; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 9, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2003 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Aug 13, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Jul 23, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-36 | IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION TO FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS87 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Oct 7, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1393 | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize and expand the fruit and vegetable pilot program. | Related bill | Jul 10, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote improved nutrition for students by expanding the Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Healthy Nutrition for America's Children Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.