Growing Farm to School Programs Act of 2010
Latest action · Mar 16, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1624)
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Growing Farm to School Programs Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to replace the farm-to-cafeteria program with a program providing schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribes, agricultural producers, and nonprofits with competitive matching grants and technical assistance to improve access to local foods by schools participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs.
Gives priority to projects that: (1) benefit local small- and medium-sized farms; (2) serve a high proportion of children who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches; and (3) incorporate experiential nutrition education by involving school children in farm and garden-based agricultural education activities.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2010 to Mar 25, 2010; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Mar 16, 2010 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Mar 22, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Mar 24, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 25, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Mar 16, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1623-1624)
- Mar 16, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1624)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1624Text printed S1624 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text) | Mar 16, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3144 | Healthy Food in Schools Act of 2010 | Related bill | Mar 18, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities through grants and technical assistance to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Growing Farm to School Programs Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2010Introduced in Senate
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