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H.R. 5753

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5753, the Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 14, 2025 by Rep. James McGovern (D) with 20 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Oct 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5753 has 20 co-sponsors.

hb5753/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5753 IH: Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5753  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 14, 2025   Mr. McGovern  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited   Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025  .
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.
 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-10-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Oct 14, 2025

hb5753/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (10/14/2025)

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025

This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs of the Department of Agriculture.

Specifically, beginning November 1, 2025, the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Rep. James McGovern (D) sponsors H.R. 5753, and 20 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5753 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Oct 14, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5753 has taken 2 actions since Oct 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5753 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5753 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5753 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)—District of Columbia13—
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER—District of Columbia13—
CSPI ACTION FUNDHealthy food advocates, using science to promote the public goodDistrict of Columbia12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)—Virginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)13—
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION13—
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER13—
CSPI ACTION FUND12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRANDEN REIS113
ELLEN TELLER113
JOANNA RATIGAN113
JOHN LAUGHNER113
KATHERINE CRUZ113
KELLY HORTON113
KRISTY ANDERSON113
ROHAN JYOTHINAGARAM113
SUSAN BISHOP113
DAVID GRIFFITH112
JACOB MULTER112
RHEA JAYASWAL112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$290K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$230K4th Quarter - Report
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)2026 second_quarter$154.6K2nd Quarter - Report
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)2026 first_quarter$106.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)2026 first_quarter$90K1st Quarter - Report
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)2025 fourth_quarter$75K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP)2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 second_quarter$41.4K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2025 fourth_quarter$33.8K4th Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 first_quarter$28.7K1st Quarter - Report
CSPI ACTION FUNDCSPI ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$14.7K2nd Quarter - Report
CSPI ACTION FUNDCSPI ACTION FUND2026 first_quarter$10.3K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5753 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5753’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr5753/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5753, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 169 (Tuesday, October 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MCGOVERN:H.R. 5753.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4537]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com