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Safe School Meals for Kids Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1830| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2021
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (3)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safe School Meals for Kids Act of 2021 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1187
Safe School Meals for Kids Act
May 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1187
    Safe School Meals for Kids Act


  • May 26, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2021
    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 of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1830| Senate 
| Updated: 5/26/2021
Safe School Meals for Kids Act of 2021 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1187
Safe School Meals for Kids Act
May 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1187
    Safe School Meals for Kids Act


  • May 26, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 26, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (3)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

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