HR 5753 119th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

Introduced: October 14, 2025 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Oct 14, 2025

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Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs of the Department of Agriculture.

Specifically, beginning November 1, 2025, the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2026.

What's happening now October 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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Lobbying activity 9

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CSPI ACTION FUND
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ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)
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FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER
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CSPI ACTION FUND
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Cosponsors 19

Mannion, John W.

New York · Jul 13, 2026

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Jun 8, 2026

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · Jun 3, 2026

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · May 12, 2026

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Apr 28, 2026

Subramanyam, Suhas

Virginia · Apr 9, 2026

Whitesides, George

California · Apr 9, 2026

Randall, Emily

Washington · Feb 3, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jan 21, 2026

Thompson, Mike

California · Jan 21, 2026

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · Jan 12, 2026

Mrvan, Frank J.

Indiana · Dec 5, 2025

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Nov 12, 2025

Keating, William R.

Massachusetts · Nov 12, 2025

Trahan, Lori

Massachusetts · Nov 12, 2025

Adams, Alma S.

North Carolina · Oct 17, 2025

Brown, Shontel M.

Ohio · Oct 17, 2025

Moulton, Seth

Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2025

Scott, David

Georgia · Oct 17, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5753: Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5753/

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"H.R. 5753: Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5753/.

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