Updated July 1, 2004
FRAC Alert
1. President signs Child Nutrition and WIC Reathorization
Act of 2004 Into Law
2. Child Nutrition Reauthorization Unanimously Passes Both
Chambers
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1. President Signs Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
Into Law
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On Wednesday, June 30, 2004, President Bush signed into law S.2507. Click here for a transcript of the statement by the Press Secretary.
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2. Child Nutrition Reauthorization Unanimously Passes Both Chambers
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On Wednesday night (23rd) and Thursday afternoon (24th), respectively, the Senate and House each unanimously passed identical child nutrition reauthorization bills, S. 2507. The bill is expected to be signed into law by the President prior to the June 30 deadline for expiring child nutrition provisions.
- Click here to view FRAC's press release on this passage
- Click here for bill highlights
- Click here to view a letter
in support of S. 2507 signed by over 80 organizations (PDF)
- House press release
- House bill summary
- Senate summary
- Read the House floor statements about S. 2507 read just before passage
on June 24th by Representatives Boehner (R-OH), Woolsey (D-CA), Castle
(R-DE), Andrews (D-NJ), Waters (D-CA), Davis (D-IL) and Miller (D-CA).
- Click here and scroll through the floor statements on pages 4930-4936. The pages following the floor speeches (4936-4952) have the text of the bill.
Continue to check the FRAC website (www.frac.org) for any updates and a summary of the legislation in its final form.
Click here to return to FRAC's Child Nutrition Reauthorization website.
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