S2167 requires all public schools (and certain nonpublic schools participating in federal meal programs) to comply with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s school breakfast-and-lunch nutrition standards, specifically those established in 2012, and any more stringent standards adopted thereafter. It also extends these requirements to "competitive foods" (such as snack items sold in cafeterias or vending machines).

The New Jersey State Senate passed S2167 on June 30, 2025 by a vote of 39 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill hands over state sovereignty to the federal government by binding schools to USDA rules now and “any more stringent standards” later. Adopting federal regulations by reference delegates lawmaking to unelected bureaucrats and ensures perpetual federal control. Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution does not authorize Congress to regulate school cafeterias or education in general.