Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2021
Summary
Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2021 This bill revises several provisions related to the Child and Adult Care Food Program. These revisions include increasing reimbursement rates; requiring reimbursements to be adjusted annually to reflect the Consumer Price Index for food away from home, rather than the Consumer Price Index for food at home used under current law; providing for an additional meal service to be served in child care settings with eight or more hours between the first meal service and the beginning of the fourth meal service; expanding geographical eligibility for tier I family or group day care homes; and requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish an advisory committee to examine the feasibility of reducing unnecessary or duplicative paperwork for those participating or seeking to participate in the program. The bill also provides funding to (1) provide nutrition training and technical assistance under the program, and (2) increase the participation of children from underserved communities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Last action Apr 21, 2021
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Committee
1
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
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State
District
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Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick J. Leahy
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
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