S. 5460 · 119th Congress
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
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This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs.
What it does: CRS summary · 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
Latest action (Sep 23, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 23, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.