H.R. 2859 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Education and Workforce, Apr 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryIncreases meal support for child care centers
The Child and Adult Care Food Program helps pay for meals and snacks at child care centers and day care homes. This bill would give all day care homes the same higher reimbursement rate instead of having some receive lower rates based on location or income. It would also add an extra 10 cents of reimbursement for each meal and snack served, and allow day care providers to get reimbursed for meals they serve to their own children while running their programs.
How it affects you
Day care home providers would receive more money per meal and snack they serve, potentially allowing them to offer better nutrition to the children in their care. All day care homes would get equal reimbursement rates, which could help smaller or less-established providers keep their programs affordable and sustainable.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 10, 2025)
Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
This bill increases and modifies reimbursements for meals and snacks served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
CACFP is a Food and Nutrition Service program that provides federal reimbursements for meals and snacks provided to eligible children and adults who are enrolled at participating child care centers, day care homes (i.e., private homes that provide nonresidential child care services), and adult day care centers.
Specifically, the bill eliminates the two-tiered system for CACFP reimbursement rates for day care homes and generally makes all day care homes eligible for the same reimbursement rates. Under current law, day care homes located in a low-income area or with a low-income provider receive higher reimbursement rates (i.e., Tier I rates). Day care homes that do not qualify for Tier I rates receive Tier II rates, which are lower.
Further, the bill provides an additional 10-cent reimbursement for each eligible meal and snack served in the CACFP.
The bill also allows the provider of a family or group day care home to serve reimbursable meals and snacks to their own children when serving meals and snacks to children in their care. Specifically, the bill eliminates the current requirement that the child of a day care home provider meet the program's income eligibility requirement in order for the day care provider to receive reimbursement for the meals and snacks served to their child.
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. 2859
A BILL
Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 10, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.”