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Introduced
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
In Committee
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th 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 224 percent of the poverty level, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill aims to expand access to free school meals by making several key changes to existing school nutrition laws. First, it eliminates the reduced price breakfast and lunch programs, meaning that students who previously would have paid a reduced price will now receive meals for free. The bill also raises the income eligibility threshold for free meals from 130 percent to 224 percent of the federal poverty level, which will significantly increase the number of children who qualify. Additionally, the bill introduces direct certification for children receiving Medicaid benefits, allowing schools to automatically enroll eligible children in free meal programs without requiring a separate application. The legislation mandates that schools can retroactively revise meal claims to reflect a child's free meal eligibility from the first day of the current school year, ensuring schools are fully reimbursed. Furthermore, the bill increases the community eligibility program multiplier from its current level to 2.5, which will help schools in high-poverty areas provide free meals to more students. These changes are designed to reduce financial barriers to school meals and ensure that more children have access to nutritious food during the school day.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (45)
Josh Gottheimer (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Wesley Bell (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
André Carson (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Adelita Grijalva (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
George Latimer (D),
Sarah McBride (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Brittany Pettersen (D),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (on 04/07/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2680/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr2680/BILLS-119hr2680ih.pdf |
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