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Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced
Summary
Expands summer early reading at school meal sites. This bill would create a federal grant program to fund library access and literacy activities for preK–3 students who are reading below grade level or at risk.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Summer reading grants at meal sites
This bill would create a competitive federal grant program to help State library agencies fund summer reading programs at schools that run summer lunch sites. It would authorize $5,000,000 a year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, subject to annual appropriations. Eligible local school districts would need to run summer meals and have at least 50 percent of pre-K through grade 3 students reading below or at risk of reading below grade 3. Grants would fund programs of at least 6 weeks that keep school libraries open, run reading activities, train staff, and require yearly progress reports.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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