HR 1500 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Nutrition Education Act

Introduced Apr 11, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Matt Cartwright D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 11, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Nutrition Education Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require local educational agencies participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to include in their school wellness policies the requirement that each student receive 50 hours of nutrition education each school year.

Requires such instruction to meet specified standards, including that it is consistent with nutritional requirements for food served under the school lunch, school breakfast, and child and adult care food programs.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2013 to Jul 17, 2014; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalApr 11, 2013
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-CAGloria Negrete McLeodOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 11, 2013
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-INAndré CarsonApr 24, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoMay 23, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaMay 23, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOct 22, 2013
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOct 22, 2013
D-MAStephen F. LynchNov 14, 2013
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 25, 2014
D-TNSteve CohenMar 4, 2014
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 20, 2014
D-WIMark PocanJul 17, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 11, 2013
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Jul 8, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Apr 11, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Apr 11, 2013Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution relating to the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1957.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that local school wellness policies include a requirement that students receive 50 hours of school nutrition education per school year.
Short Titles as Introduced
Nutrition Education Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2013Introduced in House

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