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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

S. 1469: Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 10, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Apr 10, 2025

This bill requires that local school food service personnel receive annual training and certification on food allergies as part of the training provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture.

Under current law, the mandatory training and certification for school food service personnel must include modules on (1) nutrition, and (2) health and food safety standards and methodologies.

Under the bill, the training and certification must also include a module on food allergies, including information on the best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions.

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As part of the certification, the bill also requires that food service personnel demonstrate competence in the training provided.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

1

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Richard Durbin D-IL SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Richard Durbin.
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  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 10, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2568)