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Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to include food allergy information in existing training modules for local food service personnel.

Introduced Apr 10, 2025

Latest action (Apr 10, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2568)

Summary

  • Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to include food allergy information in existing training modules for local food service personnel.
  • Requires training modules to include best practices for preventing food-related allergic reactions.
  • Requires training modules to include information on recognizing food-related allergic reactions.
  • Requires training modules to include information on responding to food-related allergic reactions.
  • Updates certification requirements to include compliance with food allergy training content.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Richard J. Durbin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC $19,133
  • THE GORI LAW FIRM $18,300
  • CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES PC $17,750
  • POWER ROGERS & SMITH LLP $17,300
  • MAUNE RAICHLE HARTLEY FRENCH & MUDD $14,638

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard J. Durbin → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

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

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Text versions (1)

  • Introduced in Senate · Apr 10, 2025

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 10, 2025

Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to include food allergy information in existing training modules for local food service personnel.

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 “Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. INCLUDING FOOD ALLERGY INFORMATION IN EXISTING TRAINING MODULES FOR LOCAL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL.

(a) Food Allergy Training Module.—Section 7(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subclause (I) the following:

“(II) food allergies, including information on the best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions;”.

(b) Certification.—Section 7(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking “clause (i)” and inserting “clauses (i) and (iii)”. <all>

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