# 119-hr-5234: Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025

119-hr-5234, Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5234
- Congress: 119
- Title: Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Expands domestic procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables for school meals** by turning a pilot into a full program, increasing participation, and funding technical support for states and farmers. This creates a permanent channel for U.S. growers to supply healthier produce to school meal programs. - Families and students: Funds aim to get more domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables into school meals to support healthier school menus. The program carries mandatory funding to help buy and support distribution of that produce. - Farmers and Tribal producers: State selection now favors commitment to small, local, socially disadvantaged, and Tribal agricultural producers, opening market opportunities and targeted outreach to those groups. - States and school food authorities: The bill raises eligible states from 8 to up to 14 and allows two projects per state. It sets aside $10.0 million per year for administrative costs and technical assistance, guarantees each participating state at least $500,000 per year, and reserves $1.0 million per year for technical help to nonparticipating states if fewer than 14 join. - Evaluation and reporting: Requires a 2‑year evaluation of quantities, costs, benefits to school food service, economic impact on producers, participation barriers, and vendor eligibility, and a 4‑year report to House and Senate agriculture committees. *Adds mandatory spending of $25.0 million per year from 2026 through 2030.*

## Cosponsors (6)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More local fruits and veggies in schools: benefit, medium. This bill would replace a small pilot with a full program to buy U.S.-grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables for school meals. It would fund $25 million each year from 2026 through 2030. Of that, $10 million a year would cover state admin and help; each participating State would get at least $500…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5234 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5234)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5234 (as of 2026-09-12).