# 119-s-2778: Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025

119-s-2778, Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2778
- Congress: 119
- Title: Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create a nationwide program to procure domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables for school meals, replacing the current pilot and expanding access to local growers.** This bill focuses on boosting local food sourcing, supporting small and Tribal producers, and requiring program evaluation. - Schoolchildren and families would see more locally sourced fruits and vegetables in school meals, and the program must track whether it helps meet meal requirements. - Small, local, socially disadvantaged, and Tribal agricultural producers would gain targeted support, outreach, and vendor certification help as the program expands from 8 to 14 projects. - States and school food authorities would get dedicated funding and support to run the program, including $25 million per year for FY2026–2030 and $10 million each year reserved for administrative costs and technical assistance, plus required evaluations and a report within 4 years. *Establishes mandatory funding of $25 million each year for FY2026 through FY2030, with reserved amounts for administration and technical assistance.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More local produce for school meals: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would replace the current pilot with a nationwide program to buy domestically grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables for school meals. The program would run projects in up to 14 locations instead of 8. It would appropriate $25 million each year for FY2026 through FY2030 to ru…

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- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2778 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2778)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2778 (as of 2026-04-21).