HR 2680 · in committee · significant
Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2025
- education
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would states use existing Medicaid data to streamline meal eligibility without burdening families with new applications?
- 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?
- 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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Sponsor · D-NJ-5
Josh Gottheimer
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
45/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-07
Joining the bill

Adam Smith
D-WA-9 · original

Mikie Sherrill
D-NJ-11 · original

Debbie Dingell
D-MI-6 · original

Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC · original

Seth Moulton
D-MA-6 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Judy Chu
D-CA-28 · original

Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original

Mark DeSaulnier
D-CA-10 · original

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original

Jared Huffman
D-CA-2 · original

Haley M. Stevens
D-MI-11 · original
+ 33 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-04-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-04-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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