Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2025 as "National CACFP Week".
This is a House Resolution (H. Res. 228) introduced in the 119th Congress. It expresses support for designating the third week of March 2025 as “National CACFP Week” and reinforces the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The resolution highlights CACFP’s role in feeding millions of children and adults across child care centers, family day care homes, emergency shelters, and after-school programs, as well as adult day care centers. It also notes research showing CACFP’s positive impact on health and diet, and describes CACFP as a key public-private partnership that supports working families, rural communities, and small care providers. Beyond designation, the resolution urges actions to strengthen CACFP, including expanding meal reimbursements, adjusting eligibility rules, and reducing administrative burdens. While the resolution itself doesn’t authorize funding or create new law, it signals congressional support for pursuing these policy improvements and for continuing the use of National CACFP Week to raise awareness. Introduced by Representatives Bonamici and Norton on March 18, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce.
Key Points
- 1Designates the third week of March 2025 as “National CACFP Week” to raise awareness of CACFP, which serves millions of children and adults in various care settings.
- 2Emphasizes CACFP’s positive effects on health, nutrition, and development, including potentially fewer hospitalizations and better diet variety.
- 3Describes CACFP as a critical tool for improving the quality of care in Head Start, child care centers (including military child care), family day care homes, emergency shelters, and adult day care centers, often supporting rural areas and small providers.
- 4Urges strengthening CACFP through specific policy changes: provide reimbursement for an additional meal or snack for full-day care; reduce area eligibility from 50% to 40%; offer annual eligibility for-profit child care centers; ensure inflation adjustments are applied fairly across settings; and reduce administrative burdens on participation.
- 5Recognizes CACFP as a way to reduce costs for the care economy and to support working families, care providers, and small businesses.