# 117-hr-7027: School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022

117-hr-7027, School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7027
- Congress: 117
- Title: School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-03-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

School Hunger Elimination Act of 2022 This bill revises requirements under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program of the Department of Agriculture, including by expanding mandatory direct certification of low-income children for free or reduced-price meals.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7027 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7027)

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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7027 (as of 2025-11-18).