119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 1, 2025
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
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Latest action (Apr 1, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 1, 2025)
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).
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION), INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION), INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Education
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2530 Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act: support
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