Michelle Obama Nutritional Act

Bill: 113-hr-5891
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2015-01-02
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Nutrition and diet

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Michelle Obama Nutritional Act - Requires the nutrition and calorie standards for food purchased under the National School Lunch Program to be the same as the nutrition and calorie standards for food purchased under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program<strong> </strong>(SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5891 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 2, 2015 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To increase the standards of school lunch programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Michelle Obama Nutritional Act . 2. Nutritional guidelines The nutritional and calorie standards of purchasing for the National School Lunch Program shall be the same as those defined for purchases under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.