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Safe School Meals for Kids Act

USA116th CongressS-1187| Senate 
| Updated: 4/11/2019
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

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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Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • April 11, 2019
    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
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • April 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesPest management