# 117-hr-6227: Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2021

117-hr-6227, Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (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: 117-hr-6227
- Congress: 117
- Title: Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2021
- 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: 2021-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2021 This bill allows certain dependent children in households of active duty members of the Armed Forces to qualify for free and reduced-price school meals through a direct certification process.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6227 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6227)

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