National School Lunch Act
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The National School Lunch Act is a 1946 United States federal law that created the National School Lunch Program to provide low-cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students through subsidies
Children eating a meal as part of the school lunch program at a classroom in Maryland. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) deputy under secretary Janey Thornton is present for an event to launch International School Meals Day on March 8, 2013. The class is video conferencing to a school in Ayrshire, Scotland, with some of their children visible on the screens.
Richard Russell Jr.
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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 66th governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years,
National School Lunch Act
…Harry S. Truman in 1946 and entered the federal government into schools' dietary programs on June 4, 1946. In 1999, the act's name was changed to honor Richard Russell Jr., senator from Georgia, who championed its passage. Since its passage, it has received many amendments and updates due to price, safety, and health…
Russell in 1952
Russell and President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1963
A statue of Russell by Frederick Hart is in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building.
Letter from Russell about Civil Rights Act