Schools must show lunch menus online one week early.
H.R. 9951 — Know What’s on the Tray Act of 2026 · Filed by Tom Barrett (R-MI) · Introduced Jul 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
Schools that get federal money must post menus online. Posts must come at least 7 days before meals are served. Each post must list ingredients, the maker, where it was made, and if it is from local farms. Schools must update posts quickly if menus change. The Department of Agriculture has 180 days to write rules.
Who it affects
Parents and students can see what is in school meals before they eat. Schools must spend time and money to post this information.
One thing to notice
The bill makes it easier to see which foods come from local farms or family farms.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- local farms — Farms near the school, not far away.
- family farms — Small farms run by families, not big companies.
- Department of Agriculture — The government office that makes rules about food and farms.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,274 characters) on Jul 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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