House bill · H.R. 5753 (119th Congress)
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: James P. McGovern (U.S. Representative, MA-2, Democratic)
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Summary
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.
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Committee
House Committee on Education and Workforce · U.S. House of Representatives
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Cosponsors
19
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- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Alma S. Adams
- Chellie Pingree
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emily Randall
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Frank J. Mrvan
- George Whitesides
- John W. Mannion
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Lori Trahan
- Mark DeSaulnier
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Full history
- Jul 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Oct 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
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- Oct 14, 2025
In committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
U.S. House
- Oct 14, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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