119-hr1967

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1967 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1967

 To rename the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and for 
 other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 6, 2025

 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
Cohen, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, 
 Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, and Ms. Tlaib) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Education and Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To rename the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Renaming the National School Lunch 
Program Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) That Jean E. Fairfax was a civil rights activist who--
        (A) was born to parents who were the first in their 
 family to be legally free;
        (B) fought for equitable educational access, 
 challenged systemic employment discrimination, and led 
 influential federal policy innovations in all realms to 
 support working class and marginalized peoples;
            (C) assisted Black families navigating school 
 integration after the ruling of Brown v. Board of 
 Education;
            (D) joined the National Association for the 
 Advancement of Colored People's Legal Defense Fund and 
 established the Division of Legal Information and 
 Community Service; and
        (E) continued to serve her community through civil 
 rights work and philanthropy after retirement.

    (2) It is evidenced that Jean E. Fairfax contributed 
 greatly to the National School Lunch Program in an equitable 
 manner through--
        (A) organizing five national women's organizations 
 and creating the Committee on School Lunch 
 Participation to study the National School Lunch 
 Program;
        (B) testifying before Congress on multiple 
 occasions to reveal that the implementation of the 
 National School Lunch Program was failing to reach 
 children that needed it most;
            (C) advocating for increased funding of the 
 National School Lunch Program to serve children in 
 areas of concentrated poverty that were 
 disproportionately minorities; and
            (D) having her findings incorporated in National 
 School Lunch Program reform legislation that led to the 
 program becoming more inclusive.

    (3) The National School Lunch Program is named after an 
 individual who--
        (A) objected to anti-lynching bills and civil 
 rights legislation in Congress and affirmed his belief 
 in white supremacy;
        (B) opposed school integration and was a 
 contributor to the creation of the Southern Manifesto;
            (C) dismissed concerns of child-welfare advocates, 
 civil rights activists, and women-led organizations 
 during debate over the implementation of the National 
 School Lunch Program; and
            (D) believed that segregation should be maintained 
 while implementing the National School Lunch Program.

SEC. 3. RENAMING OF RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--The first section of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 note) is amended by striking 
``Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act'' and inserting ``Jean 
E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Each of the following provisions of law 
is amended by striking ``Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act'' 
and inserting ``Jean E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act'':

    (1) Sections 3

    (a)

    (2)
            (C) , 3

    (b)

    (1)
        (A)
            (iii) 
            (III) , 
 3

    (e)

    (1)
            (D) 
            (iii) 
            (III) , 17

    (b)

    (2) , and 18

    (3)
        (A) of the Commodity 
 Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 
 612c note).

    (2) Section 5
            (l) (2)
            (D) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
 Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note).

    (3) Section 10603

    (b) of the Farm Security and Rural 
 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c-4

    (b) ).

    (4) Sections 4301

    (b)

    (2) , 4301

    (b)

    (3) , 4304

    (a)

    (2)
        (A) , 
 4304

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) , 4305
            (c) , 4305
            (c) (1) , 4306

    (a)

    (3) , 4306

    (b) , 
 14222

    (b)

    (1) , 14222
            (c) , and 14222

    (e)

    (1) of the Food, 
 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 612c-6

    (b)

    (1) , 
 612c-6
            (c) , 612c-6

    (e)

    (1) 2208 note; 42 U.S.C. 1755a, 1758

    (b)

    (2) , 
 1758

    (b)

    (3) , 1769a note).

    (5) Section 404 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
 1424).

    (6) Section 282

    (f)

    (2) (b) of the Act entitled ``To provide 
 for further research into basic laws and principles relating to 
 agriculture and to improve and facilitate the marketing and 
 distribution of agricultural products'', approved August 14, 
 1946 (7 U.S.C 1638a

    (f)

    (2) (b) ).

    (7) Section 201

    (a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend 
 the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
 and for other purposes'', approved September 21, 1959 (7 U.S.C. 
 1431c

    (a) ).

    (8) Sections 1101

    (e) , 2102

    (a) , 2102

    (b) , 2102
            (c) , 
 2102
            (d) (1) , 2202

    (a)

    (1) , 2202

    (a)

    (2)
        (A) , 2202

    (b) , 2202
            (c) , 
 2202

    (e)

    (2)
        (A)
            (ii) , 2202

    (f)

    (1)
        (A) , 2202

    (f)

    (1)
            (C) , 2201

    (f)

    (1)
            (D) , 
 and 2202

    (f)

    (3) , of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
 (7 U.S.C. 2011 note; 42 U.S.C. 1760 note).

    (9) Sections 11

    (u)

    (1) , 11

    (u)

    (2)
        (A) , and 11

    (u)

    (2)
        (B) , of the 
 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020

    (u)

    (1) , 2020

    (u)

    (2)
        (A) , 
 2020

    (u)

    (2)
        (B) ).

    (10) Section 28

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (7 
 U.S.C. 2036a

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) ).

    (11) Section 211

    (a) of the Agricultural Trade Suspension 
 Adjustment Act of 1980 (title II of the Agricultural Act of 
 1980) (7 U.S.C. 4004

    (a) ).

    (12) Sections 413

    (b)

    (2) and 413

    (b)

    (3) of the Agricultural 
 Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
 7633

    (b)

    (2) , 7633

    (b)

    (3) ).

    (13) Sections 403
            (c) (2)
            (C) , 422

    (b)

    (3) , 423
            (d) (3) , 
 741

    (a)

    (1) , 742

    (a) , and 742

    (b)

    (2)
        (A) and the caption for 

section 742 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1183a note, 1613
            (c) (2)
            (C) , 
 1615

    (a) , 1615

    (b)

    (2)
        (A) , 1632

    (b)

    (3) ; 42 U.S.C. 1751 note).

    (14) Section 245A

    (h)

    (4)
        (A) of the Immigration and 
 Nationality Act approved June 27, 1952, (8 U.S.C. 
 1255a

    (h)

    (4)
        (A) ).

    (15) Section 645

    (a)

    (3)
            (C) 
            (iii) of the James M. Inhofe 
 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 
 U.S.C. 1060a note).

    (16) Sections 1154

    (a)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) , 1154

    (a)

    (3)
        (A) , and 2243

    (b) of title 10, United States Code.

    (17) Sections 200

    (11)
        (A)
            (i) 
            (II) , 200

    (11)
        (A)
            (ii) 
            (I) , 
 200

    (11)
        (A)
            (ii) 
            (II) , 200

    (11)
        (B)
            (ii) 
            (I) (bb) , 404B

    (1)
        (A) , 479, 
 483

    (a)

    (2)
            (ii) 
            (XVII) 
            (cc) , 894

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) , and 894

    (b)

    (5) of the 
 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021

    (11)
        (A)
            (i) 
            (II) , 
 1021

    (11)
        (A)
            (ii) 
            (I) , 1021

    (11)
        (A)
            (ii) 
            (II) , 
 1021

    (11)
        (B)
            (ii) 
            (I) (bb) , 1070a-22
            (d) (1)
        (A) , 1087ss
            (d) (2)
            (C) , 
 1090 note, 1161y

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) , 1161y

    (b)

    (5) ).

    (18) Section 444 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
 Amendments of 1967 (20 U.S.C. 1232g

    (b)

    (1)
        (K) ).

    (19) Sections 1113

    (a)

    (5)
        (A) , 2221

    (b)

    (3)
        (B)
            (i) , 
 4611
            (d) (2)
        (B) , and 7003

    (b)

    (2)
        (B)
            (i) 
            (III) (bb) 

    (BB) of the 
 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 6313

    (a)

    (5)
        (A) , 6641

    (b)

    (3)
        (B)
            (i) , 7261
            (d) (2)
        (B) , 
 7703

    (b)

    (2)
        (B)
            (i) 
            (III) (bb) 

    (BB) ).

    (20) Section 6122

    (3) of the America COMPETES Act (20 U.S.C. 
 9832

    (3) ).

    (21) Section 423

    (j)

    (2)
            (D) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
 Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C 350l

    (j)

    (2)
            (D) ).

    (22) Section 3

    (36)
        (A)
            (iv) of the Workforce Innovation and 
 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102

    (36)
        (A)
            (iv) ).

    (23) Section 3803
            (c) (2)
            (C) 
            (xiii) of title 31, United States 
 Code.

    (24) Section 252
            (i) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
 Prevention Act 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11162
            (i) ).

    (25) Section 402a

    (f)

    (2)
        (A) of title 37, United States Code.

    (26) Section 113

    (e)

    (8)
        (A) of title 40, United States Code.

    (27) Sections 722

    (b)

    (3)
        (A)
            (i) , 722

    (b)

    (3)
        (B)
            (i) , 
 722

    (b)

    (3)
            (C) 
            (i) , 722

    (b)

    (3)
            (D) 
            (i) , 722
            (d) (3) , 722
            (d) (4)
        (A) , 
 722
            (d) (5) , 722
            (d) (7) , 722
            (d) (11)
        (A) , and 722
            (d) (13) of title 
 VII of division N and 

section 904

    (a)

    (6)
        (B) of title IX of 
 division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (42 
 U.S.C. 1751 note; 47 U.S.C. 1752

    (a)

    (6)
        (B) ).

    (28) Sections 222

    (3) , 307

    (b)

    (1) , 307

    (b)

    (1)
        (A) , 307

    (b)

    (2) , 
 and 336

    (a) of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (42 
 U.S.C. 1751 note, 1766 note).

    (29) Sections 2

    (4) , 125, 301

    (a) , 301

    (b)

    (1) , 301

    (a) , 
 301

    (b)

    (1) , 301

    (b)

    (2) , and 301

    (b)

    (3) of the Healthy Meals for 
 Healthy Americans Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 1751 note).

    (30) Sections 2

    (a)

    (1) , 2
            (d) (1) , 2
            (d) (2) , 3

    (a)

    (1) , and 3

    (b) of the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (42 U.S.C. 1753 note, 1760 
 note, 1766 note).

    (31) Sections 4033

    (b)

    (3)
        (B) , 4213
            (c) , 4213
            (c) (1) , and 
 4214

    (a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (25 U.S.C. 
 1685

    (b)

    (3)
        (B) ; 42 U.S.C. 1755b
            (c) ; 1755b
            (c) (1) , 1769a note).

    (32) Section 4207

    (a)

    (1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
 of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 1760 note).

    (33) Sections 1107

    (a) , 1107

    (b) , and 1107
            (c) (1) of the 
 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (42 U.S.C. 1766 note).

    (34) Sections 119
            (i) , 119

    (j)

    (1) , and 119

    (j)

    (3)
            (C) of the 
 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 
 1766 note).

    (35) Sections 3

    (a)

    (1) , 3

    (a)

    (2) , 3

    (a)

    (5) , 3

    (b) , 4

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) , 
 4

    (b)

    (2)
        (B)
            (ii) , 4

    (b)

    (3) , 4

    (b)

    (4) , 4

    (e)

    (1)
        (A) , 7

    (a)

    (1)
        (A) , 
 7

    (a)

    (2)
        (A) , 7

    (a)

    (3) , 7

    (a)

    (4) , 7

    (a)

    (6) , 7

    (a)

    (7) , 7

    (a)

    (8) , 
 7

    (a)

    (9)
        (A) , 7

    (e)

    (3) , 7

    (f) , 7

    (g)

    (1)
        (A)
            (ii) 
            (I) , 7

    (g)

    (1)
        (B) , 
 7

    (g)

    (1)
            (D) 
            (i) , 7

    (g)

    (1)
            (D) 
            (ii) , 7

    (h)

    (2)
        (A) , 7
            (i) (3)
        (A) , 
 7
            (i) (3)
        (B)
            (ii) , 10

    (a) , 10

    (b)

    (1) (a) , 10
            (c) , 11, 13, 16

    (b) , 
 19
            (d) , 19

    (h)

    (3)
            (D) , 19

    (h)

    (5)
        (B)
            (vi) , and 23
            (d) (2) of the Child 
 Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772

    (a)

    (1) , 1772

    (a)

    (2) , 
 1772

    (a)

    (5) , 1772

    (b) , 1773

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) , 1773

    (b)

    (2)
        (B)
            (ii) , 
 1773

    (b)

    (3) , 1773

    (b)

    (4) , 1773

    (e)

    (1)
        (A) , 1776

    (a)

    (1)
        (A) , 
 1776

    (a)

    (2)
        (A) , 1776

    (a)

    (3) , 1776

    (a)

    (4) , 1776

    (a)

    (6) , 1776

    (a)

    (7) , 
 1776

    (a)

    (8) , 1776

    (a)

    (9)
        (A) , 1776

    (e)

    (3) , 1776

    (f) , 
 1776

    (g)

    (1)
        (A)
            (ii) 
            (I) , 1776

    (g)

    (1)
        (B) , 1776

    (g)

    (1)
            (D) 
            (i) , 
 1776

    (g)

    (1)
            (D) 
            (ii) , 1776

    (h)

    (2)
        (A) , 1776
            (i) (3)
        (A) , 
 1776
            (i) (3)
        (B)
            (ii) , 1779

    (a) , 1779

    (b)

    (1) (a) , 1779
            (c) , 1780
            (c) , 
 1782, 1785

    (b) , 1788
            (d) , 1788

    (h)

    (3)
            (D) , 1788

    (h)

    (5)
        (B)
            (vi) , 
 1793
            (d) (2) ).

    (36) Section 4

    (8)
        (A) of the National Science Foundation 
 Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note).

    (37) Section 3
            (c) (6)
        (B) of the STEM Education Act of 2015 
 (42 U.S.C. 1862q
            (c) (6)
        (B) ).

    (38) Sections 658E
            (c) (2)
        (E)
            (i) 
            (IV) and 658O

    (b)

    (3) of the 
 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
 9858m

    (b)

    (3) , 9858c
            (c) (2)
        (E)
            (i) 
            (IV) ).

    (39) Section 40541
            (d) (1)
        (B)
            (i) of the Infrastructure 
 Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18831
            (d) (1)
        (B)
            (i) ).

    (40) Subsection

    (b) of the first section of the Act 
 entitled ``An Act to extend the application of certain laws to 
 American Samoa'', as approved September 25, 1962 (48 U.S.C. 
 1666

    (b) ).
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