Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

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46 cosponsors · 43 D, 3 R

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This bill makes various changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which reimburses child care centers, day care homes, and other sites for meals and snacks provided to low-income individuals. Among these changes, the bill

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 9, 2021

Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

authorizes reimbursements for an additional meal or snack provided to children who are in care for at least eight hours,
allows certain child care centers to certify their eligibility on an annual (rather than a monthly) basis, and
establishes an advisory committee to make recommendations to reduce unnecessary recordkeeping requirements for program participants.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

Latest action (Nov 9, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 9, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.