H.R. 6526 · 117th Congress
Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022
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This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement with an independent, nonpartisan, science-based research organization to carry out a study on the time lunches are served, the time that recess is offered, and the duration of lunch periods at schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 28, 2022
Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement with an independent, nonpartisan, science-based research organization to carry out a study on the time lunches are served, the time that recess is offered, and the duration of lunch periods at schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
USDA must also
- make the findings of the study publicly available online;
- establish a task force, in coordination with the Department of Education, to review the study, review other related research, and develop best practices for lunch and recess periods to ensure student health, including appropriate nutritional intake; and
- issue guidance regarding such best practices to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Healthy Meal Time Act of 2022
Latest action (Jan 28, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 28, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.