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- H.R.4638
H.R.4638: Healthy Start Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Feb. 22, 2010
- Latest Major Action March 22, 2010
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
27 (23 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Healthy Start Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to deliver commodity assistance to states for their school breakfast programs. (Currently, commodity assistance is delivered to states for their school lunch programs.) Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such assistance to be provided to each state for its school breakfast program.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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| Feb. 22, 2010 |
Introduced in the House by Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) |