HR 739 · in committee · niche
Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act
- education
What this bill does
- USDA will create a five-year grant program to help schools install salad bars in their cafeterias.
- Schools participating in federal lunch programs are eligible, with priority for low-income and food desert areas.
- Grants cover one-time installation costs including equipment; USDA must report recommendations to Congress.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would prioritizing salad bars in low-income and food desert schools address nutritional equity differently than other USDA meal program investments?
- 02
What evidence exists that installing salad bars measurably increases vegetable consumption or reduces food waste among K-12 students?
- 03
Should the five-year grant program include ongoing funding for produce restocking, or should schools cover those recurring costs independently?
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Sponsor · D-FL-24
Frederica S. Wilson
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-24
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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