HR 2530
119th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
This bill prohibits school lunches served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program from including ultraprocessed foods and foods that contain specific additives, including several food dyes.
Specifically, the minimum nutrition requirements under the program must prohibit ultraprocessed foods and foods containing (1) potassium bromate, (2) propylparaben, (3) titanium dioxide, (4) brominated vegetable oil, or (5) specific food dyes (e.g., yellow dyes 5 or 6).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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