IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 225 

Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2023 

as ‘‘National CACFP Week’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. CASE, 

and Ms. TITUS) 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 2023 as ‘‘National CACFP Week’’. 

Whereas the Department of Agriculture reaffirms the vital 

role positive nutritional habits play in the healthy growth 

of children in the United States; 

Whereas the Department of Agriculture also recognizes the 

importance of nutritional 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 daily meals and 

snacks to more than 4,200,000 children and 138,000 

adults in child care centers, adult day care homes, and 


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after-school 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 children who are overweight or 

underweight, which highlights the continual importance 

of updated and accurate nutritional information; 

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

Whereas 16,000 child care centers currently face permanent 

closure because of increased costs and burdens from the 

COVID–19 pandemic; 

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 


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

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

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

3 care food program (commonly referred to as 

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

5 most vulnerable children and adults in child care 

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

7 by providing nutritious meals and snacks; 

8 (2) urges support for continuing to strengthen 

9 CACFP by offering reimbursement for an additional 

10 meal or snack for children in care for a full day, of11 fering annual eligibility to for-profit child care cen12 ters, and reducing administrative burdens to partici13 pation; 

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

15 be an important tool in reducing the costs faced by 

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

17 neighbor care and licensed center-based care; and 

18 (4) supports the designation of ‘‘National 

19 CACFP Week’’. 

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