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 vulner-
able 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 re-
duces 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, espe-
cially 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, in-
cluding 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 Agri-
culture: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the role of the child and adult 
care food program (commonly referred to as 
‘‘CACFP’’) in improving the health of the country’s 
most vulnerable children and adults in child care 
centers, adult day care homes, and after-school care 
by providing nutritious meals and snacks; 
(2) urges support for continuing to strengthen 
CACFP by offering reimbursement for an additional 
meal or snack for children in care for a full day, of-
fering annual eligibility to for-profit child care cen-
ters, and reducing administrative burdens to partici-
pation; 
(3) acknowledges that CACFP can, and should, 
be an important tool in reducing the costs faced by 
the care economy, including for family, friend, and 
neighbor care and licensed center-based care; and 
(4) supports the designation of ‘‘National 
CACFP Week’’. 
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