# 114-hr-2383: Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015

114-hr-2383, Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2383
- Congress: 114
- Title: Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- Introduced: 2015-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), with the addition of lean meat and poultry. Foods purchased for SNAP must be of the kind prescribed by USDA in implementing WIC requirements that: (1) food contain nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, or children; or (2) food promote the health of the population served by the program. Examples of foods acceptable under the bill include vegetables, fruits, milk, juice, breakfast cereal, cheese, eggs, yogurt, peanut butter, legumes, whole grain bread, and lean meat or poultry.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] (R-VA), 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-2383 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2383)

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- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-36)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
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