# 116-hr-6187: MEALS Act

116-hr-6187, MEALS Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6187
- Congress: 116
- Title: MEALS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act or the MEALS Act This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow certain waivers to requirements for the school meal programs, including waivers that increase federal costs during a school closure related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such waivers must be requested by a state or service provider and be for purposes of providing meals and snacks during such a closure.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6187 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6187)

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