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Introduced
05/05/2023
05/05/2023
In Committee
05/05/2023
05/05/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches and to require that the income guidelines for determining eligibility for free breakfasts and free lunches be 200 percent of the poverty level, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2023, aims to eliminate reduced-price breakfasts and lunches and expand eligibility for free meals. Specifically, it repeals the reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs, increases the poverty level for free lunch eligibility from 130% to 200% of the poverty line, allows for direct certification of children receiving Medicaid benefits, enables retroactive reimbursement for approved free meals, and increases the community eligibility program multiplier to 2.5. The goal of these changes is to improve access to free school meals and reduce food insecurity for low-income families.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (20)
Katie Porter (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
André Carson (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
David Trone (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (on 05/05/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3113/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3113/BILLS-118hr3113ih.pdf |
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