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42 U.S.C. 1751: Congressional declaration of policy

Created in 1989 by Public Law 101-147. Not changed since. 2 bills in this Congress would change it; 1 new law this Congress changed it.

45 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 612c–6, 7 U.S.C. 1431c, 7 U.S.C. 2020, 7 U.S.C. 4004, 7 U.S.C. 7633.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Nutrition Administration, Department of Agriculture (3).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1989Pub. L. 101-147created it

42 U.S.C. 1751Congressional declaration of policy

The section as a wholechanged

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 5371Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026law

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

H.R. 10421Transforming Education for the Future Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 · became law · changed the section as a whole
H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change the section as a whole
H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

1989

Pub. L. 101–147 substituted "school lunch" for "school-lunch".

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.