H.R. 4451 119th Congress House

CARE for Kids Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program.

Introduced: July 16, 2025 Introduced by: Jahana Hayes Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Jul 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Jul 16, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now July 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
for FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
for FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
for FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
for FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
4 filings
Education, Dept of
4 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 filings
SENATE
4 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Jul 16, 2025

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Jul 16, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4451: CARE for Kids Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4451/

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"H.R. 4451: CARE for Kids Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4451/.

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H.R. 4451, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4451/.

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