Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 2530
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Agriculture and Food
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-04-01: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Last Updated
- 2025-09-30T13:20:35Z
Official Summary
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).
Sponsor
Recent Actions
- 2025-04-01: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-04-01: Introduced in House
- 2025-04-01: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act — issued 2025-04-01 — PDF (2 pages)