Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5731

School Food Modernization Act

School Meals: Kitchen Upgrades and Staff Training

Dec 2, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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The bill has bipartisan support from both a Democrat and a Republican, which helps its chances. However, it still needs to pass through several committees and compete with other spending priorities.

Key Points

This bill helps schools upgrade their kitchens and cafeterias so they can serve healthier meals to students. It provides 300 million dollars in loan guarantees to help schools build or fix food storage areas and dining rooms.
Schools can apply for grants to buy new equipment like ovens, refrigerators, and serving tools. The bill sets aside 35 million dollars every year through 2031 specifically for these equipment upgrades.
The plan also focuses on the people who make the food. It provides 10 million dollars a year to train school cafeteria workers on how to meet nutrition standards and run their kitchens more efficiently.
To pay for these new programs, the bill takes 45 million dollars from the Department of Education's administrative budget. This ensures the new grants do not add to the national debt.
Priority for the money will go to schools that show the greatest need for new equipment or building repairs. This helps make sure the funding goes to the students who need it most.

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Milestones

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Dec 2, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Oct 10, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Oct 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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