S. 1293: Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009
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S. 1293: Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-18 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6811-6812)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6811-6812) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009
Plain summary
Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make performance awards to states that demonstrate outstanding performance or show substantial improvement in directly certifying children whose families are eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as eligible for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. (Direct certification eliminates the need for such families to submit applications for participation in the school lunch and breakfast programs.) Requires each state that directly certifies less than 95% of their children who are eligible for direct certification to implement a direct certification improvement plan that is approved by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary of Education to report to Congress on how statewide databases used to track compliance with the requirements of the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 can be used for the purposes of direct certification.
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Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · 2 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] reported raising $226,248 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1293.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1293 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111