# 119-hr-7999: Breakfast After the Bell Act of 2026

119-hr-7999, Breakfast After the Bell Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7999
- Congress: 119
- Title: Breakfast After the Bell Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand access to school breakfast by paying states an extra 10 cents for each breakfast served after the school day begins.** The bill would fund breakfasts served “after the bell” and push the extra money from state educational agencies down to the schools that serve those meals. - Students and families: Makes it easier for schools to offer breakfast after the day starts, including in-classroom service or kiosks that a state approves as increasing participation. - State educational agencies: Would receive an additional reimbursement of 10 cents for each reimbursable after-the-bell breakfast and must disburse that payment to the school that served the meal. - Schools and districts: Only schools in districts that opt for special assistance payments or schools with at least 40 percent identified students the prior year qualify for the extra payment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More school breakfast money for kids: benefit, low. This bill would give states an extra $0.10 for each reimbursable school breakfast served after the school day starts during a school year. The extra payment would go to the State educational agency (SEA), and the SEA would have to give the money to the school that served the breakfast. Schools woul…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7999 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7999)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7999 (as of 2026-04-21).