Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

S. 4518 · 119th Congress · May 13, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026”.

(b)

Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Effective date

Unless otherwise provided, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

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May 13, 2026viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, Mr. Kim, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gallego, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2 Effective date

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