The Education and Labor Committee today approved the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act with a bipartisan vote of 32 to 13. The legislation expands year-round access to healthy meals in schools, afterschool programs, and other child care settings for our nation’s students. The legislation aims to significantly reduce the interrelated problems of childhood hunger and childhood obesity by recognizing that nutritional needs don’t take a summer vacation.
After the vote, First Lady Michelle Obama released her first-ever formal statement on pending legislation. She praising the committee for its work on her signature issue: reducing childhood obesity. The First Lady stated:
After the vote, First Lady Michelle Obama released her first-ever formal statement on pending legislation. She praising the committee for its work on her signature issue: reducing childhood obesity. The First Lady stated:
“I congratulate Chairman Miller and the House Education and Labor Committee on the successful bipartisan passage of a child nutrition reauthorization bill out of the Committee today. This important legislation will combat hunger and provide millions of schoolchildren with access to healthier meals, a critical step in the battle against childhood obesity. I urge both the House and Senate to take their child nutrition bills to the floor and pass them without delay. The President looks forward to signing a final bill this year, so that we can make significant progress in improving the nutrition and health of children across our nation.”
