H.R. 3886: Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-03 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

Plain summary

Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise several provisions related to the child and adult care food program. Under current law: (1) an institution that provides child or day care under the program may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one supplement per day per child; and (2) a family or group day care home sponsoring organization may receive the same maximum reimbursement, but only with respect to a child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day. The bill eliminates this distinction between institutions and sponsoring organizations, and increases maximum reimbursement for both to: (1) two meals and one supplement or one meal and two supplements per day per child; or (2) three meals and one supplement or two meals and two supplements per day per child, for each child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day. A determination of a for-profit day care center's eligibility to participate in the program shall be in effect for six months. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must issue guidance and, as appropriate, regulations to assist in ensuring a fair and effective process for the identification, review, and correction of serious program deficiencies. USDA shall 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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Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · 66 cosponsors

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Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), William R. Keating (D-MA) and 6 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] reported raising $1.0 million (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 House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3886.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3886 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114