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H.R. 4282: Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2021

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H.R. 4282: Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-30 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2021

Plain summary

Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 202 1 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Pilot Program to award grants to local educational agencies for (1) projects that hire qualified, full-time food and nutrition educators to carry out programs in schools that have the goal of improving student health and nutrition; and (2) projects that fund school gardens or other evidence-based interventions relating to student health and nutrition, aligned with the latest school nutrition standards, to create hands-on learning opportunities for students. In awarding grants under the program, USDA must prioritize projects that serve schools or districts (1) in which not less than 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, or (2) that include neighborhoods with high rates of childhood obesity or other diet-related diseases. Additionally, it must give priority to projects that provide programming in summer months and those that are joint partnership projects.

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Official text

Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · 11 cosponsors

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Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Ed Case (D-HI), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] reported raising $712,670 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr4282 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117