Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007
Number: S 771; HR 1363
Summary: Requires the revision of “food[s] of minimal nutritional value”, the sales of which are banned from all federally-funded school meal programs.
Status: Introduced 3/07; referred to Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; no further action.
Senate Bill Text: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.771
Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-IA)
House Bill Text: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1363
Sponsor: Lynn C. Woolsey (D-CA)
HeLP America Act (Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act)
Number: HR 2633
Summary: Provides for healthy school nutrition environment incentive grants; for research on physical activity in schools; for funding on fresh fruit and vegetable programs; improving foods of minimal nutritional value;
Status: 7/24/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
House Bill Text:
Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-NM)
Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2007
Number: HR 1163
Summary: Requires the evaluation of school systems, and active intervention to improve factors contributing to obesity among children.
Status: Introduced in House 2/07; referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Education and labor; no further action
House Bill Text: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1163
Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
Strengthening Physical Education Act of 2007
Number: H.R.1224
Summary: would classify physical education as a core subject under reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. H.R. 1224
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
House Bill Text:
Sponsor: Zach Wamp (R-TN)
Healthy Students Act of 2007
Number: S. 100
Summary: would encourage the health of children in schools by promoting better nutrition and increased physical activity
Status: 1 /4/2007 referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill Text:
Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve access to healthy foods, and for other purposes.
Number: S. 1432
Summary: Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) extend the fresh fruit and vegetable program; (2) extend the farm-to-cafeteria program; and (3) authorize Department of Agriculture and Department of Defense (DOD) geographic preferences to purchase locally produced agricultural or food products.
Status: 5/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Senate Bill Text:
Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-OH)