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Feed Hungry Kids Act

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to lower the minimum identified student percentage for universal meal service in high poverty areas to 25 percent, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 4, 2025

Latest action (Sep 4, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Referred to
Education and Workforce Committee
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Issues
Healthcare

Summary
  • Lowers the minimum identified student percentage for universal meal service in high poverty areas to 25 percent under the National School Lunch Act.
  • The threshold change is effective for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
  2. Sep 4, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

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  • HR 2680 — Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 84%
  • HR 2402 — No Hungry Kids in Schools Act · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 84%
  • HR 4451 — CARE for Kids Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 81%
  • S 1447 — Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • S 1431 — School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 79%
  • S 1420 — Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 79%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Sep 4, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 4, 2025

Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to lower the minimum identified student percentage for universal meal service in high poverty areas to 25 percent, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Feed Hungry Kids Act”.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE.

Section 11(a)(1)(F)(viii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)(viii)) is amended—

(1) in subclause (II), by striking “For” and inserting “In accordance with subclause (III), for”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(III) Full implementation after july 1, 2025.—For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025, the threshold shall be 25 percent.”. <all>

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