HR7259-119

In Committee

Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Jan 27, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Education.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC0DCB7C2C254439496A0A05C9CEEFA94: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026.
  • Section H330E2B6F4DD5414B819F0127D19F6C9F: 2. Direct certification for children who are members of a household of a member of a uniformed service Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary of...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Government Operations, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Government Operations Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced in House

Jan 27, 2026

Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Government Operations Education
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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