H.R. 2326 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Mar 25, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryDietary Guidelines Update Requirements Overhaul
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are recommendations published by the U.S. government that tell people what to eat for good health. This bill changes how those guidelines are created and updated. It requires the updates to happen less often (every 10 years instead of 5), sets a higher scientific standard for what goes into them, creates an independent board of nutrition experts to guide the process, and limits what topics the guidelines can cover to focus strictly on diet and nutrition.
How it affects you
If you follow dietary guidance from official government sources—whether through your doctor, school nutrition programs, or nutrition labels—this bill could affect what recommendations you see. The changes won't take effect immediately; the current 2020 guidelines remain in place until new ones are published under these new rules. Most people won't notice a direct change right away, but over time, the revised process may influence the nutritional advice available to you and your family.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 25, 2025)
Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025
This bill increases the requirements for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The DGA are federally developed recommendations by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Under the bill, USDA and HHS must jointly publish guidelines at least once every 10 years (currently 5 years), and the final DGA is subject to rulemaking requirements.
The DGA must be based on significant scientific agreement that is determined by evidence-based review. Current law requires that the guidelines be based on a preponderance of current scientific and medical knowledge.
Further, the guidelines must address issues such as (1) high-priority areas to advance health outcomes, (2) achieving nutritional adequacy and promoting health, and (3) common nutrition-related chronic diseases.
In updating the guidelines, USDA and HHS must establish an Independent Advisory Board that must submit a list of scientific questions to be used as the basis for the proposed DGA. Members of the board must (1) have expertise in nutrition science or food science, and (2) disclose all relevant financial and nonfinancial conflicts of interest.
The bill prohibits the DGA from being based on or including topics that are not relevant to dietary guidance (e.g., taxation, social welfare policies, food and agricultural production practices, and race).
The bill provides specified funds through FY2029 to carry out these requirements.
Finally, the bill specifies that the 2020 DGA are the controlling guidelines until new guidelines are published in accordance with these requirements.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2326
A BILL
Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13) · Introduced Mar 25, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 18, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.”