# 115-hr-6977: No Blame, No Shame Act

115-hr-6977, No Blame, No Shame Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6977
- Congress: 115
- Title: No Blame, No Shame Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2018-09-28
- Sponsor: RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Blame, No Shame Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school. The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority. A local educational agency may not permit: the public identification of the child, such as by requiring a wristband or hand stamp; the stigmatization of the child, such as by preventing participation in school events; or requirements for the child to perform chores or activities that are not required of students generally or dispose of food after it has been served to the child. Any communication related to outstanding credit must be directed to the child's parent or guardian. The bill sets forth reporting and disclosure requirements regarding school meal collection policies, violations of this bill, and the amount of student meal debt. The bill also: (1) establishes penalties for violations, and (2) prohibits the use of collection agencies to collect an outstanding debt if the agency charges the child or the child's family fees that are in addition to the debt.

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- 115-hr-7162: For the relief of David Beasley.
- 115-hr-7082: To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.
- 115-hr-7005: Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6929: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6759: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act
- 115-hr-6612: Democracy Restoration Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6977 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6977)

## Related
- [115-hr-7162: For the relief of David Beasley.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7162)
- [115-hr-7082: To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Governmen…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7082)
- [115-hr-7005: Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7005)
- [115-hr-6929: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6929)
- [115-hr-6759: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6759)
- [115-hr-6612: Democracy Restoration Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6612)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6977 (as of 2025-11-18).