United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5789 (112th)
SLICE Act
Introduced
16 May 2012
Last action
26 September 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sponsors
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Subjects
Agriculture, Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
School Lunch Improvements for Children's Education Act or SLICE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to implement an interim or final rule regarding the school lunch and child nutrition programs that: (1) requires the crediting of tomato paste and puree as a vegetable serving based on the volume of tomato paste or puree served, (2) implements science-based sodium reduction targets, and (3) establishes a whole grain requirement.
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Timeline
16 May 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 May 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5789
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5789
- us · 112-hr-5789 · source updated 23 March 2026