HRES228-119

What This Bill Does

This House resolution expresses support for designating the third week of March 2025 as National CACFP Week. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides nutritious meals and snacks to children and adults in child care programs, Head Start programs, adult day care, emergency shelters, and after-school programs. The resolution urges Congress to strengthen the program by improving reimbursement rates and reducing administrative barriers.

Who Benefits and How

• Child care providers (including licensed child care centers, family day care homes, and military child care facilities) would benefit from increased reimbursement for an additional meal or snack, annual eligibility for for-profit centers, and reimbursement rates that account for food inflation.
• Low-income families would benefit from expanded access as the resolution calls for reducing the area eligibility threshold from 50% to 40%, making more programs eligible to participate.
• Head Start programs and adult day care facilities would benefit from reduced administrative burdens and stronger program support.

Who Bears the Burden and How

• Federal government/taxpayers would bear any costs associated with strengthening CACFP, including higher reimbursement rates and expanded eligibility.
• This is a non-binding resolution, so it does not directly impose costs or requirements on any party.

Key Provisions

• Recognizes CACFP's role in improving health outcomes for vulnerable children and adults
• Urges reimbursement for an additional meal or snack for children in full-day care
• Recommends reducing area eligibility threshold from 50% to 40%
• Supports offering annual eligibility to for-profit child care centers
• Calls for adjusting reimbursement to account for annual food inflation
• Urges reducing administrative burdens to program participation
• Supports designating the third week of March 2025 as National CACFP Week