# 116-hr-5892: Nutrition Education Act

116-hr-5892, Nutrition Education Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5892
- Congress: 116
- Title: Nutrition Education Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nutrition Education Act This bill requires a local educational agency that participates in a school lunch or breakfast program to require each student to receive 50 hours of nutrition education per school year. Such instruction must be consistent with applicable school meal program requirements as well as meet certain other standards with respect to content and delivery.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5892 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5892)

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- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5892 (as of 2025-11-18).