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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 895 

Recognizing National School Breakfast Week from March 2nd through March 

6th, 2020, and expressing the sense of Congress that providing breakfast 

in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive 

impact on classroom performance. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2020 

Ms. MOORE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing National School Breakfast Week from March 

2nd through March 6th, 2020, and expressing the sense 

of Congress that providing breakfast in schools through 

the National School Breakfast Program has a positive 

impact on classroom performance. 

Whereas National School Breakfast Program participants 

under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 include public, private, elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as 

rural, suburban, and urban schools; 

Whereas, on average per day in the 2018–2019 school year, 

12,400,000 students in the United States consumed free 

or reduced-price school breakfasts provided under the 

National School Breakfast Program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; 


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Whereas over 6,000 schools that participate in the National 

School Lunch Program do not participate in the National 

School Breakfast Program; 

Whereas, in the 2018–2019 school year, 8 States failed to 

reach even half of the low-income students who participate in the National School Lunch Program with the National School Breakfast Program; 

Whereas just over half of the low-income students who participate in the National School Lunch Program also participate in the National School Breakfast Program; 

Whereas making breakfast widely available through different 

venues or a combination thereof, such as breakfast after 

the bell programs, in the classroom, obtained as students 

exit their school bus, or outside the classroom, has been 

shown to increase participation in free or reduced-price 

breakfast programs and lessen the stigma regarding such 

participation, which often prevents eligible students from 

obtaining traditional breakfast in the cafeteria; 

Whereas providing free universal breakfast through the Community Eligibility Provision has been shown to significantly increase National School Breakfast Program participation rates and reduce administrative burden; 

Whereas States with high implementation of the Community 

Eligibility Provision have experienced high participation 

in the National School Breakfast Program; 

Whereas studies have shown that access to nutritious programs such as the National School Lunch Program and 

National School Breakfast Program help to create a 

strong learning environment for children and help to improve children’s concentration in the classroom; 


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Whereas providing breakfast in the classroom has been shown 

in several instances to improve attentiveness and academic performance, while reducing tardiness and disciplinary referrals; 

Whereas students struggling with hunger experience a greater prevalence of behavioral, emotional, mental health, and 

academic problems; 

Whereas students who consume breakfast have been shown to 

perform better on mathematical tasks, vocabulary tests, 

demanding mental tasks, and in dealing with frustration; 

Whereas studies suggest that eating breakfast at school, 

which is closer to classroom and test-taking time, improves student performance on standardized tests relative 

to students who skip breakfast or have breakfast at 

home; 

Whereas studies show that students who skip breakfast are 

more likely to have difficulty distinguishing among similar images, show increased errors, and have slower memory recall; 

Whereas children that experience hunger have been shown to 

be more likely to have lower math scores, face an increased likelihood of repeating a grade, and receive more 

special education services; 

Whereas National School Breakfast Program participants 

have better nutrition status and intake of nutrients, such 

as calcium, fiber, protein, and vitamins A and C; and 

Whereas children who fail to eat breakfast are more likely to 

be overweight or obese than children who eat a daily 

healthy breakfast: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes the importance of the National 

2 School Breakfast Program and its overall positive ef3 fect on the lives of low-income children and families, 

4 as well as its effect on helping to improve a child’s 

5 overall classroom performance; 

6 (2) recognizes the importance of the Commu7 nity Eligibility Provision in increasing school break8 fast participation, and reducing administrative bur9 den; 

10 (3) expresses support for States that have suc11 cessfully implemented school breakfast programs in 

12 order to improve the test scores and grades of its 

13 participating students; and 

14 (4) encourages States to strengthen their school 

15 breakfast programs by improving access for stu16 dents, to promote improvements in the nutritional 

17 quality of breakfasts served, and to inform students 

18 and parents of healthy nutritional and lifestyle 

19 choices. 

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