Bill · H.Res. 228· House(119-HRES-228)
Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2025 as "National CACFP Week".
- Introduced
- 3/18/2025
- Last activity
- 3/18/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Sponsored by
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution expresses support for designating the third week of March 2025 as "National CACFP Week." The resolution highlights the importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in providing nutritious meals to children and adults. It notes that the program supports various settings such as Head Start, child care, and emergency shelters. The text aims to recognize the program's role in improving health and development outcomes. Additionally, the resolution urges support for strengthening the program through specific policy changes. Finally, it supports the official designation of the awareness week.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would children be better off under this?+6
The resolution explicitly aims to improve health and development outcomes for children through nutritious meals.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
The program supports nutrition for vulnerable populations and increases quality of care in low-income communities.
Does this make child care cost less?+5
The resolution urges strengthening the CACFP to reduce costs faced by the care economy and supporting child care providers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved health outcomes for children: Participation in the CACFP can reduce the prevalence of being underweight, overweight, or obese, and improve cognitive, social, emotional, and physical health (Whereas clauses).
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Increased food variety and nutrition: The program can increase the likelihood of children having a more varied diet, including more vegetables, meat, eggs, whole grains, and milk (Whereas clause 3).
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Support for vulnerable populations: The program provides meals to over 4,500,000 children and 115,000 adults daily in various settings like emergency shelters and day care homes (Whereas clause).
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Strengthening the care economy: The resolution suggests that CACFP can be a tool to reduce costs faced by the care economy, including licensed or approved child or adult care (Resolution clause 3).
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Proposed program enhancements: The resolution urges actions such as offering reimbursement for an additional meal/snack for full-day care, reducing area eligibility from 50 percent to 40 percent, and reducing administrative burdens (Resolution clause 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+6Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Seniors+3Good For Students+3Good For Business Owners+2Good For Rural Residents+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Childcare Affordability+5Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+2
- 3/27/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/21/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 3/18/2025
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
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