# 114-hr-1728: Summer Meals Act of 2015

114-hr-1728, Summer Meals Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1728
- Congress: 114
- Title: Summer Meals Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 107
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Summer Meals Act of 2015 Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. (Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks. Allows service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. (Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.)

## Cosponsors (107)

- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2015-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2] (D-FL), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2015-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2015-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1728 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1728)

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