Know What’s on the Tray Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9951 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9951

 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
 schools participating in the school lunch program or school breakfast 
  program to publish information on any menu item or food offered or 
        served in a lunch or breakfast, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2026

 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
 schools participating in the school lunch program or school breakfast 
  program to publish information on any menu item or food offered or 
        served in a lunch or breakfast, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Know What's on the Tray Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST ITEMS.

    (a) School Lunch Program Requirements.--Section 9(a) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Publication of information on school lunch and 
        breakfast items.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A school participating in the 
                school lunch program under this Act or the school 
                breakfast program under section 4 of the Child 
                Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall make 
                available to the public on the website of such school, 
                or the school district for such school, information on 
                any menu item or food offered or served in a lunch or 
                breakfast offered or served by such school not later 
                than 7 days prior to the date on which such school 
                offers or serves such lunch or breakfast.
                    ``(B) Contents.--The information required under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            ``(i) the name of any menu item or food 
                        described in such paragraph;
                            ``(ii) a list of each ingredient used in 
                        each such menu item or food;
                            ``(iii) the manufacturer or producer of 
                        each such menu item or food;
                            ``(iv) the location in which each such menu 
                        item or food is manufactured or produced; and
                            ``(v) whether each such menu item or food 
                        is--
                                    ``(I) locally sourced; or
                                    ``(II) manufactured or produced on 
                                a family farm.
                    ``(C) Updates.--If a school described in 
                subparagraph (A) changes a menu item or food described 
                in such subparagraph, such school shall promptly update 
                the information published under such subparagraph.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue such 
rules as may be necessary to provide assistance with complying with the 
amendment made by this section to schools participating in a covered 
program.
    (c) Covered Program Defined.--In this Act, the term ``covered 
program'' means--
            (1) the school lunch program established under the Richard 
        B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
        or
            (2) the school breakfast program authorized under section 4 
        of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
    (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
any breakfast or lunch served by a school participating in a covered 
program on or after the first day of the school year that begins not 
less than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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