Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5753 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5753

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 2025

 Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited ``Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE OF SCHOOL MEALS.

    (a) School Lunch Increase.--Section 4(b) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(4) Non-performance-based Additional Reimbursement.--
            ``(A) In general.--Beginning on November 1, 2025, each 
        lunch served in school food authorities shall receive an 
        additional 45 cents.
            ``(B) Adjustment.--The amount in subparagraph (A) shall be 
        adjusted in accordance with section 11(a)(3) beginning on July 
        1, 2026.''.
    (b) School Breakfast Increase.--Section 4(b)(1) of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(F) Non-performance-based Additional Reimbursement.--
            ``(i) In general.--Beginning on November 1, 2025, each free 
        breakfast, reduced price breakfast, and breakfast served to 
        children not eligible for free or reduced price meals served in 
        school food authorities shall receive an additional 28 cents.
            ``(ii) Adjustment.--The amount in clause (i) shall be 
        adjusted in accordance with section 11(a)(3) of the Richard B. 
        Russell National School Lunch Act beginning on July 1, 2026.''.
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