119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 16, 2026
Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jul 28, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Jul 28, 2026)
Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026
This bill requires health warnings on labels and in advertisements for food and beverages that are sweetened, processed, or contain a high level of certain nutrients of concern, and it prohibits specifically advertising such products to children. It also expands research and outreach on proper nutrition.
The bill requires various Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings on labels for (1) sugar-sweetened beverages, (2) food and beverages with non-sugar sweeteners, and (3) ultra-processed food and beverages. These warnings must contain specified information regarding the risks of developing certain health conditions (e.g., diabetes); warnings for sweetened food and beverages must specifically say that these products are not recommended for children. If a food or beverage contains a nutrient of concern (e.g., added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium) at a level that poses health risks, its label must indicate that the product is high in the relevant nutrient.
Additionally, the bill prohibits marketing or advertising these products to children under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which is primarily enforced by the FDA. Further, marketing or advertising these products to children, or without including the required warnings, is considered an unfair or deceptive trade practice that is subject to action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The bill specifically restores the FTC's statutory authority to regulate advertising targeting children. (This authority was limited in 1980.)
Finally, the bill expands research on nutrition science and requires a public education campaign about nutrition and exercise.
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.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Child health · Department of Health and Human Services · Digestive and metabolic diseases · Federal Trade Commission (FTC) · Food supply, safety, and labeling · Health promotion and preventive care · Marketing and advertising · Medical research · National Institutes of Health (NIH) · Nutrition and diet · Physical fitness and lifestyle · Research administration and funding
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AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Proposals to provide a uniform national standard for beverage laws and regulation" Also add - "S.5026, Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
Proposed FDA rules around Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) ingredients and "ultra-processed food" S. 5026, the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INGREDION INCORPORATED · lobbying firm or registrant: TORREY ADVISORY GROUP (FORMERLY MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.5026/H.R.6294 Food Nutrition Issues.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERSHEY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HERSHEY COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s; no bill number Food safety and ingredient issues; no bill number Nutrition issues including sodium; no bill number Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026 (S. 5026)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$110,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ility Act (H.R.2145), the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109), the CIRCLE Act (H.R.4466), and the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026, (S. 5026).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$1,060,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.3122 The Better FDA Act of 2025 S.5026 The Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026 H.R.4958 Grocery and Safety Reform Act H.R.2511 The Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act Issues related to ingredient tr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
KERRY INC. AND AFFILIATES OWNED BY KERRY HOLDING CO INCLUDING NIACET CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KERRY INC. AND AFFILIATES OWNED BY KERRY HOLDING CO INCLUDING NIACET CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, the Grocery Reform and Safety Act (H.R. 4958), the FDA Review for Safe, Healthy and Affordable Foods Act draft, the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026 (S. 5026), the CURD Act (S. 184/H.R. 1394), and the DAIRY PRIDE Act (S. 2507).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…competitive bidding program; INSULIN Act (H.R. 10227/ S. 4189); Diabetes foot health (H.R. 7905/H.R. 1616/S. 4070/ S. 1805); Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act (S. 5026); Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization (NIH and IHS); Appropriations for National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Issu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEPSICO, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Beverage Industry
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.5026 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$260,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026: Provisions related to SNAP and animal welfare. S. 5026, H.R. 6294 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026: Provisions related to healthy food classification.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$220,345
Spent on own lobbying
…bstances generally recognized as safe, to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to reassess the safety of chemicals added to food, and for other purposes; S. 5026 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026; S. 4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; HR 8646 - FY20…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION) · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$1,170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…priorities. Issues relating to outreach on national uniformity. Issues relating to federal preemption for dietary supplements. Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act S.5026 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026, issues related to front of pack labeling, advertising restrictions, FTC, and education.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS · lobbying firm or registrant: VENABLE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ce; Children's online safety and privacy; H.R. 8413 - A bill to establish a national framework for consumer privacy rights and the protection of personal data; S. 5026, the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE · lobbying firm or registrant: COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 7, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
Oppose S. 5026, Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing