Feed Hungry Kids Act

Bill: 119-hr-5128
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2025-09-04
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5128 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to lower the minimum identified student percentage for universal meal service in high poverty areas to 25 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Feed Hungry Kids Act . 2. Identified student percentage Section 11(a)(1)(F)(viii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)(viii) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking For and inserting In accordance with subclause (III), for ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (III) Full implementation after July 1, 2025 For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025, the threshold shall be 25 percent. .