Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8798
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
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Introduced 2026-05-13Topic: agriculture foodSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would make school breakfast and lunch free for all children enrolled at schools in the federal school meal programs, ending income-based eligibility and reduced-price meals. It sets federal payments of $3.28 per free breakfast and $5.42 per free lunch, adjusted yearly for food-cost inflation, with extra payments for schools that make at least 25 percent of meals with locally sourced farm products. It bars schools from collecting unpaid meal debt or singling out children, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to repay schools for existing meal debt. It also makes summer meals, child care meals, and afterschool meals free to all children, and replaces the free and reduced-price lunch count with a new measure of low-income students in other federal education and grant laws.
Sponsors
- Ilhan Omar Democrat sponsor
- 103 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-05-13 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-05-13 | Introduced in House | introduce |