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Introduced November 25, 2025 by Joseph Morelle · Last progress November 25, 2025
Modifies the federal school-meal information clearinghouse law by adding new language to the program's rule text and changing its funding schedule. The bill shortens a prior funding phrase to cover up through 2025 and then authorizes $750,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2032, and it removes two small phrase fragments from the statute's funding clause.
The bill preserves a federally funded Child Nutrition Information Clearinghouse that supports school meal programs and children’s nutrition, at the cost of modest additional federal spending and a modest risk of a temporary funding gap if authorization timing isn’t handled smoothly.
School districts, school meal program administrators, and colleges: the bill authorizes continued annual funding ($750,000/year from 2026–2032) for the Child Nutrition Information Clearinghouse, preserving a predictable federal revenue stream through FY2032.
Children, schools, and program operators: the clearinghouse continues to provide centralized access to nutrition program guidance, best practices, and resource-sharing that support effective school meal operations and program quality.
Schools and local governments: the change in timing (pushing some funding cutoff to 2025) could create a temporary funding gap for 2026 if the new authorization or transfers are not executed on schedule, disrupting planning and operations for school meal programs.
Taxpayers and federal budget priorities: authorizing $750,000/year through 2032 increases federal spending and may require offsets or reprioritization of other programs.