Bills · HR 2859
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 2859Agriculture and Food
Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
INTRO APR 10· LAST ACTION APR 10
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because it aims to support the nutrition of children and adults in care settings while also helping the businesses that provide these services. Many child care and adult care programs operate on tight budgets, and rising food costs make it harder for them to provide healthy meals and snacks. If this bill passes, these programs would get a small but consistent financial boost for each meal and snack served, which could help them maintain food quality or avoid increasing costs for families.
Without this bill, care providers might continue to face increasing pressure from food prices, potentially leading to compromises on meal quality or higher fees for families. This bill is relevant to the ongoing challenges of affordability and quality in child and adult care, and its passage would mean a direct increase in federal support for daily nutrition in these vital community services.
KEY PROVISIONS
3AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Provides an additional 10 cents for every meal and snack served through the Child and Adult Care Food Program, with this amount adjusting for inflation.
This increases federal financial support for nutritious food in care settings.
PROVISION 02
Ensures the additional 10-cent reimbursement applies directly to meals and snacks provided by family or group day care homes.
This extends the financial benefit to a significant segment of care providers.
PROVISION 03
Streamlines and updates existing rules for how family or group day care homes calculate their meal reimbursements, including minor technical corrections.
This simplifies administrative processes for some care providers.
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSAPR 10
Introduced in House
APR 10
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 2859
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedApr 10, 2025
Last actionApr 10, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · HOUSE · INTRODUCED APR 10, 2025
House BillHR 2859Agriculture and Food
Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
INTRODUCED APR 10, 2025· LAST ACTION APR 10, 2025
PASSAGE CHANCES
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READING
3 min
COSPONSORS
23
COMPLEXITY
Moderate
