# 116-hr-8534: Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020

116-hr-8534, Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8534
- Congress: 116
- Title: Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-10-06
- Sponsor: SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020 This bill revises requirements for the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow direct certification of dependent children in households of active duty members of the Armed Forces for the school meal programs. State agencies must establish procedures to certify child dependents of active duty members whose income does not exceed 185% of the federal poverty line for the school meal programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8534 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8534)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8534 (as of 2025-11-18).