# 119-s-1469: Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025

119-s-1469, Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1469
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Food allergy training** for local school food service staff would be added to the Child Nutrition Act's required training modules. The bill would require training to cover best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions and would adjust the certification framework to include that content. - Children and families: Children with food allergies would face lower risk at school because cafeteria staff must learn prevention and emergency response best practices. - Food service personnel: Local school food service staff would be required to complete training that covers prevention, recognition, and response to allergic reactions. - School nutrition programs: School nutrition programs would need to update their training modules and certification frameworks to include the new food allergy content.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Food allergy training for school staff: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require local school food service workers to get training on food allergies. The training would cover best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to allergic reactions. Certifiers would need to add the new food-allergy topic into the required certification coursewor…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1469 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1469)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1469 (as of 2026-07-29).