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James McGovern (D-MA)

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

H.R. 5753 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Democratic bill with 21 Democratic cosponsors · See all 21 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The "Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025" aims to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. The primary goal of the bill is to increase the reimbursement rates for school meals. Specifically, it proposes an additional 45 cents for each lunch served by school food authorities. It also proposes an additional 28 cents for breakfasts served to various groups of children. These changes are set to begin on November 1, 2025.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +4

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill increases the funding available for school lunches and breakfasts served to children.

  • Scored +3

    Would students be better off under this?

    Students benefit from increased funding intended to support their daily school meals.

  • Scored +3

    Does this put more money into public schools?

    The bill directly increases funding for school food authorities through higher reimbursement rates for lunches and breakfasts.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill increases government outlays by providing higher reimbursement rates for school meals.