Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
Latest action · Mar 23, 2016 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.
- IntroducedNov 3, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise several provisions related to the child and adult care food program.
Under current law: (1) an institution that provides child or day care under the program may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one supplement per day per child; and (2) a family or group day care home sponsoring organization may receive the same maximum reimbursement, but only with respect to a child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day. The bill eliminates this distinction between institutions and sponsoring organizations, and increases maximum reimbursement for both to: (1) two meals and one supplement or one meal and two supplements per day per child; or (2) three meals and one supplement or two meals and two supplements per day per child, for each child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day.
A determination of a for-profit day care center's eligibility to participate in the program shall be in effect for six months.
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must issue guidance and, as appropriate, regulations to assist in ensuring a fair and effective process for the identification, review, and correction of serious program deficiencies.
USDA shall establish an advisory committee to examine the feasibility of reducing unnecessary or duplicative paperwork for those participating or seeking to participate in the program.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 3, 2015 to Nov 14, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Nov 3, 2015 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 18, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 21, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 15, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Nov 14, 2016 |
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 Nov 3, 2015 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Nov 3, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 3, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H164 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Jan 7, 2016 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 163, November 3, 2015, page H7624.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1332 | Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 2, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2015Introduced in House
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