S. 1830 · 117th Congress · Senate

Safe School Meals for Kids Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced
May 26, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Committees

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Referred: May 26, 2021

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