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H.R.8798

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

Introduced·5/13/26

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 makes school breakfasts and lunches free for all children.

The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make school breakfasts and lunches free for all children. It prohibits schools from collecting debt for unpaid meal charges and mandates that schools provide meals to all children. The bill also establishes a reimbursement program for schools to recover delinquent debt.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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History

May 13

House

Introduced in House

May 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.