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HR 2680 · in committee · significant

Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill expands free school lunch and breakfast eligibility to students in households earning up to 224% of the federal poverty level, up from the current 130%.
  • Students in lower-income households and schools in high-poverty areas are primarily affected by the expanded meal access.
  • States can use Medicaid data to certify students for free meals without separate applications, and reimbursement rates for schools increase effective immediately upon enactment.

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  1. 01

    How would states use existing Medicaid data to streamline meal eligibility without burdening families with new applications?

  2. 02

    What are the estimated costs to federal and state budgets if meal eligibility expands to 224% of the poverty level, and how should these expenses be funded?

  3. 03

    Which schools and districts would benefit most from increased reimbursement rates, and how might this affect meal quality and availability?

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Josh Gottheimer

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Introduced 2025-04-07

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-07 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  2. 2025-04-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-04-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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