I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2859 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase 
the amount of reimbursements under the child and adult care food 
program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. LANDSMAN (for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BALINT, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. 
NORTON, Mrs. BEATTY, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. 
TITUS, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to increase the amount of reimbursements under 
the child and adult care food program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care Nutrition 
Enhancement Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENTS UNDER CHILD AND ADULT CARE 
FOOD PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17 of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3), by inserting ‘‘and subject to paragraph 
(7)’’ after ‘‘subsection (f)(3)’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ADDITIONAL
REIMBURSEMENT.—Begin-
ning on the first day of the first month that begins 
after the date of enactment of the Child Care Nutri-
tion Enhancement Act of 2025, each meal and sup-
plement served under this section shall receive an 
additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents 
(as adjusted pursuant to section 11(a)).’’; 
(2) in subsection (o)(3)(A), in the first sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘consulation’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
sultation’’; and 
(3) in subsection (r)(4)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and 
(7) of subsection (c)’’. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF FAMILY OR GROUP DAY 
CARE
HOME
SPONSORING
ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 
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17(f)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (ii)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TIER 
I FAMILY OR GROUP DAY CARE HOMES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CALCULATION
OF
REIM-
BURSEMENT’’; 
(ii) by striking subclause (I); 
(iii) by redesignating subclauses (II), 
(III), and (IV) as subclauses (I), (II), and 
(III), respectively; 
(iv) in subclause (I) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘subclause (III), a 
tier I’’ and inserting ‘‘subclause (II), 
a’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, except that’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘section 
9’’; 
(v) in subclause (II) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘subclause (IV)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subclause (III)’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘subclause (II)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subclause (I)’’; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(IV) ADDITIONAL
REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The 
additional 
reimburse-
ment amount required under sub-
section (c)(7) shall apply to the reim-
bursements of meals and supplements 
under this subparagraph.’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (iii); and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (E). 
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