# 117-hr-8477: No Shame at School Act of 2022

117-hr-8477, No Shame at School Act of 2022, is a 117th 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: 117-hr-8477
- Congress: 117
- Title: No Shame at School Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 56
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Shame at School Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements for the treatment of a child who is participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and owes unpaid school meal fees. It also requires local educational agencies to certify certain children (e.g., homeless children) as categorically eligible for free lunches or breakfasts without an application.

## Cosponsors (56)

- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8477)

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