HR 1967 · in committee · symbolic
Renaming the National School Lunch Program Act of 2025
- education
What this bill does
- This bill renames the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to the Jean E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act.
- The change affects the federal program that provides meals to millions of schoolchildren daily.
- The renaming takes effect upon enactment with no additional cost or mechanism required.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might renaming the school lunch program after Jean E. Fairfax rather than Richard B. Russell affect public perception of the program's mission and history?
- 02
What criteria should Congress use to decide which historical figures deserve to have major federal programs named after them?
- 03
Does renaming an existing program serve a different purpose than creating new initiatives to improve school lunch quality and access?
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Sponsor · D-NJ-12
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
11/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-06
Joining the bill
Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original
André Carson
D-IN-7 · original
Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original
Al Green
D-TX-9 · original
Gregory W. Meeks
D-NY-5 · original
Jennifer L. McClellan
D-VA-4 · original
LaMonica McIver
D-NJ-10 · original
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC · original
Rashida Tlaib
D-MI-12 · original
Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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