# 119-hr-9587: Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026

119-hr-9587, Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9587
- Congress: 119
- Title: Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-02
- Sponsor: Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-02

## Summary

**Universal eligibility for summer meals** would expand the Summer Food Service Program so every child can get free summer meals and so meals can be provided in noncongregate settings. - Families and children would see broader access because the bill replaces limits with a universal meals standard so all children are eligible. Meals could be provided outside group settings starting the first summer after enactment. - Meal sites and sponsors would be allowed to offer noncongregate service and would face new monitoring requirements that can be done onsite or offsite to protect program integrity and ensure proper meal delivery. - States and the Department of Agriculture would be pushed to target areas with no congregate service under a new priority framework. The Secretary would have one year to issue regulations, including interim final rules, and must draw on prior noncongregate demonstration projects and best practices. The bill also updates regulatory references and makes housekeeping fixes to payment provisions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More summer meals for children: benefit, medium. This bill would let all children take part in the Summer Food Service Program. It would allow meals to be provided for noncongregate consumption (meals you can eat off-site). These changes would take effect no later than the first summer that begins after the bill is enacted. Households with childr…
- New rules for meal providers and States: mixed, medium. This bill would require participating meal providers to do food service monitoring either on-site or off-site starting upon enactment. States would need to find areas with no group meal sites and push providers there to offer off-site meals. The Agriculture Secretary would have to issue final or in…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9587 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9587)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9587 (as of 2026-08-02).