Safe School Meals for Kids Act
USA116th CongressS-1187| Senate
| Updated: 4/11/2019
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Safe School Meals for Kids Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to ban from the school meal programs all food that has been treated with chlorpyrifos or has a chlorpyrifos residue greater than 0.001 micrograms per kilogram of food. (Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that some studies have linked to developmental disabilities in children.)
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture and Food
Child healthElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesPest management
Safe School Meals for Kids Act
USA116th CongressS-1187| Senate
| Updated: 4/11/2019
Safe School Meals for Kids Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to ban from the school meal programs all food that has been treated with chlorpyrifos or has a chlorpyrifos residue greater than 0.001 micrograms per kilogram of food. (Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that some studies have linked to developmental disabilities in children.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic Senator
New York