# 119-s-2739: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2025

119-s-2739, Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2739
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal grant program to *reduce childhood obesity and food insecurity* by improving healthy eating and physical activity for children birth through age 5 in early care and education settings.** It focuses on training providers, linking programs to nutrition supports, testing new approaches, and tracking outcomes.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to boost kids' nutrition and activity: benefit, low. This bill would create a Healthy Kids Grant Program run by the CDC and HHS partners. It would award 5-year competitive grants to nonprofits, universities, or consortia. Grants would train early care and education providers and link programs to nutrition supports. They would also test ways to promot…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2739 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2739)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [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-2739 (as of 2026-04-21).