Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 23, 2026)
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs.
Specifically, beginning October 1, 2026, the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2027.
What just happenedSep 23, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateSep 23, 2026
- Sep 23, 2026IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - Sep 23, 2026IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate