H.R. 2530 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Education and Workforce, Apr 1, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRemoves certain additives from school lunches
Schools that take part in the National School Lunch Program would have to stop serving ultraprocessed foods and foods containing certain additives and dyes. The bill would update nutrition standards to ban specific ingredients like potassium bromate, propylparaben, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, and certain food dyes including yellow dyes 5 and 6.
How it affects you
If you have kids in school, this would change what they're served at lunch. Schools participating in the federal lunch program would need to reformulate meals to remove these ingredients, which means different foods or product swaps in cafeterias across the country.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 1, 2025)
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).
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. 2530
A BILL
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3) · Introduced Apr 1, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 1, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.”