Feed Hungry Kids Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Feed Hungry Kids Act lowers or fixes the Community Eligibility Provision identified student percentage threshold in the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025, the threshold is 25 percent. The Community Eligibility Provision lets eligible high-poverty schools serve free meals to all students without collecting individual household applications. A 25 percent threshold allows more schools with substantial shares of students directly certified for assistance to qualify for schoolwide meal service.
Who Benefits and How
Students in eligible schools benefit because more schools can qualify for schoolwide free meals. Low-income families benefit because they may avoid individual school meal applications and meal charges. School food authorities benefit from a clearer 25 percent threshold for Community Eligibility Provision planning. High-poverty schools benefit if more campuses can use schoolwide free breakfast and lunch service.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA child nutrition staff must administer the 25 percent identified student percentage threshold. State education agencies must apply the new threshold for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2025. Federal taxpayers bear higher school meal reimbursement costs if more schools participate. School nutrition administrators must update eligibility calculations and participation planning.
Key Provisions
- Sets the identified student percentage threshold at 25 percent.
- Applies the threshold to each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
- Expands access to Community Eligibility Provision schoolwide free meal service.
- Modifies the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act threshold language.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Sets the Community Eligibility Provision identified student percentage threshold at 25 percent for each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
Key Policy Areas
School Meals, Child Nutrition, Education
Primary Purpose
Sets the Community Eligibility Provision identified student percentage threshold at 25 percent for each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Students in eligible schools
- Low-income families
- School food authorities
- High-poverty schools
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- USDA child nutrition staff
- State education agencies
- Federal taxpayers
- School nutrition administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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