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WV HCR96

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

4/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Denny Canterbury

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges West Virginia's congressional delegation to ask the President to restore funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care (LFSCC) program after the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service terminated its second round

  • LFSCC was set to provide $660 million nationwide over three years for schools and childcare sites to purchase locally grown food

  • Program directed funding exclusively to fresh and minimally processed foods from local farmers, ranchers, and food businesses to improve child nutrition

  • States were allowed to design their own strategies for incorporating local food into school meals rather than following a uniform federal approach

  • Requires the Clerk of the House to forward copies of the resolution to West Virginia's congressional delegation

Legislative Description

Urging West Virginia’s members of Congress to ask the President not to cut funding for the Local Food in Schools and Child Care nutrition

Last Action

House received Senate message

4/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Education4/7/2025
Rules3/31/2025

Full Bill Text

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