# 119-hr-2530: Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act

119-hr-2530, Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2530
- Congress: 119
- Title: Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would ban ultraprocessed foods and a set of specified additives from the National School Lunch Program.** It would apply the NOVA group 4 definition for ultraprocessed foods and add a list of prohibited additives, including potassium bromate, propylparaben, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 3, and Red 40. - Students and families: School meals would no longer include NOVA group 4 ultraprocessed items or foods that contain the listed additives. Children would see different items offered at lunch. - School food programs: Meal programs would need to change menus and procurement rules to avoid banned foods. This would affect what districts buy and serve. - Food manufacturers and suppliers: Companies that sell to schools would need to reformulate products or stop supplying items that are ultraprocessed or contain the banned additives. School contracts and product lines could change.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No ultraprocessed foods in school lunches: benefit, low. If enacted, schools in the National School Lunch Program would not be allowed to serve ultraprocessed foods (NOVA group 4). They also could not serve foods with these additives: potassium bromate, propylparaben, titanium dioxide, brominated vegetable oil, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, Blu…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-7578: TORCH Act
- 119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2530 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2530)

## Related
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-7578: TORCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7578)
- [119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2530 (as of 2026-04-21).