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S.1187: Safe School Meals for Kids Act
About This Bill
- Introduced April 11, 2019
- Latest Major Action April 11, 2019
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Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - April 11, 2019
Bill Summary
Safe School Meals for Kids Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to ban from the school meal programs all food that has been treated with chlorpyrifos or has a chlorpyrifos residue greater than 0.001 micrograms per kilogram of food. (Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that some studies have linked to developmental disabilities in children.)
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| April 11, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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| April 11, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) |