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Kids Need Lunch Act: Universal Free School Meals and Debt Relief.

This bill makes school lunches free for all students regardless of family income and provides a federal reimbursement for existing school meal debt. It also prohibits schools from collecting unpaid meal charges from parents or guardians.
Key points
Universal free lunch eligibility for all children enrolled in participating schools.
Federal government will pay off all existing delinquent school meal debt.
Schools are strictly forbidden from collecting unpaid lunch fees from families.
Lunch reimbursement rates will be adjusted annually based on food inflation.
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Status: Introduced
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_7542
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Process start date: 2026-02-12