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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program.

H. Res. 143 · 113th Congress · Apr 9, 2013 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
recognizes the importance of the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the overall positive impact of the program on the lives of low-income children and families, as well as the effect of the program on helping to improve the overall classroom performance of a child;
(2)
expresses support for States that have successfully implemented school breakfast programs in order to improve the test scores and grades of participating students;
(3)
encourages States to—
(A)
strengthen school breakfast programs by improving access for students and making it a part of the school day through alternative models like breakfast in the classroom;
(B)
work towards meeting the goal set by the Food Research and Action Center of 70 low-income children eating breakfast for every 100 low-income children eating lunch;
(C)
promote improvements in the nutritional quality of breakfasts served; and
(D)
inform students and parents of healthy nutritional and lifestyle choices;
(4)
recognizes that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and amendments made by that Act provide low-income children with greater access to a nutritious breakfast nationwide;
(5)
recognizes all the partners that help make successful school breakfast programs including nonprofit and community organizations that work to increase awareness of, and access to, breakfast programs for low-income children; and
(6)
recognizes that National School Breakfast Week helps draw attention to the need for, and success of, the school breakfast program.