IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1077 

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2024 

as ‘‘National CACFP Week’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2024 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 

LEE of California, and Ms. STEVENS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of the third week 

of March 2024 as ‘‘National CACFP Week’’. 

Whereas the Department of Agriculture reaffirms the vital 

role positive nutrition habits play in the healthy growth 

of children in the United States; 

Whereas the Department of Agriculture also recognizes the 

importance of nutrition education for the most vulnerable 

and youngest children, as well as adults, through care 

centers and homes throughout the United States; 

Whereas the child and adult care food program (commonly 

referred to as ‘‘CACFP’’) provides meals and snacks to 

more than 4,200,000 children and 138,000 adults in 

child care centers, adult day care homes, and after-school 


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programs daily, covering the costs of nearly 

2,100,000,000 nutritious meals and snacks each year; 

Whereas research has found that participation in CACFP reduces the prevalence of the conditions of underweight, 

overweight, or obesity in children, which highlights the 

importance of healthful meal patterns along with accurate nutrition education; 

Whereas CACFP increases the quality of child care, especially for children in low-income communities; 

Whereas CACFP increases the effectiveness and viability of 

child care centers and adult day care homes for many 

providers, especially in rural areas; 

Whereas CACFP improves the cognitive, social, emotional, 

and physical health and development of children, leading 

to more favorable outcomes such as— 

(1) a decreased likelihood of being hospitalized; 

(2) an increased likelihood of healthy weight gain; 

and 

(3) an increased likelihood of a more varied diet, including increased consumption of vegetables; 

Whereas the innovative approach to CACFP implementation, 

which pairs child care homes and centers, adult day care 

centers, and after-school sites with either a nonprofit 

sponsoring organization or a State agency, highlights a 

unique public-private partnership that supports working 

families and small businesses; and 

Whereas the third week of March is annually recognized as 

‘‘National CACFP Week’’ to raise awareness of the child 

and adult care food program of the Department of Agriculture: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes the role of the child and adult 

2 care food program (commonly referred to as 

3 ‘‘CACFP’’) in improving the health of the country’s 

4 most vulnerable children and adults in child care 

5 centers, adult day care homes, and after-school care 

6 by providing nutritious meals and snacks; 

7 (2) urges support for continuing to strengthen 

8 CACFP by offering reimbursement for an additional 

9 meal or snack for children in care for a full day, of10 fering annual eligibility to for-profit child care cen11 ters, and reducing administrative burdens to partici12 pation; 

13 (3) acknowledges that CACFP can, and should, 

14 be an important tool in reducing the costs faced by 

15 the care economy, including for family, friend, and 

16 neighbor care and licensed center-based care; and 

17 (4) supports the designation of ‘‘National 

18 CACFP Week’’. 

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