Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2019

Summary

Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2019 This bill revises several provisions related to the child and adult care food program. Among other things, the bill requires reimbursements to be adjusted annually to reflect the Consumer Price Index for food away from home, rather than the Consumer Price Index for food at home used under current law; provides for an additional meal service to be served in child care settings with eight or more hours between the first meal service and the beginning of the fourth meal service; expands geographical eligibility for tier I family or group day care homes; and requires the Department of Agriculture to establish an advisory committee to examine the feasibility of reducing unnecessary or duplicative paperwork for those participating or seeking to participate in the program.

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Timeline

1. 18 September 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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2. 18 September 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 September 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
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Related records

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