Senate Bill 1270
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 21, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1270
Congress
117
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Bob Casey Jr.
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2021
This bill revises several provisions related to the Child and Adult Care Food Program. These revisions include
- increasing reimbursement rates;
- requiring 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;
- providing 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;
- expanding geographical eligibility for tier I family or group day care homes; and
- requiring 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.
The bill also provides funding to (1) provide nutrition training and technical assistance under the program, and (2) increase the participation of children from underserved communities.
April 21, 2021
04/21/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
04/21/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:14 PM