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Food Reform for Effective and Sustainable Health (FRESH) Act of 2026
To amend the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 to codify the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, issued jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 to change how the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are adopted and modified. Under current law, the Agriculture and Health and Human Services Secretaries publish the guidelines; this bill instead requires them to submit proposed guidelines to Congress for approval by law before the guidelines can be implemented. The bill codifies the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 edition (issued January 7, 2026) as established law and specifies that any future modifications to these guidelines also require Congressional approval by law. The change means that updates to federal dietary guidance would require Congressional action rather than occurring through executive agency action alone.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Julia Letlow’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $94,850
- MMR GROUP $29,400
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $27,300
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $27,250
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $18,750
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Julia Letlow → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Apr 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2026
Ms. Letlow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 to codify the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, issued jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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 “Food Reform for Effective and Sustainable Health (FRESH) Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 301(a)(1) of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence by striking “publish a” and inserting “submit to the Congress a proposed”,
(2) in the 2d sentence by striking “, and shall” and inserting “and, only if approved by Congress by law, shall”, and
(3) by adding at the end the following: “The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, 10th edition, issued jointly by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 7, 2026, pursuant to this section shall not be modified or superseded except in accordance with this subsection.”. <all>
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