No Hungry Kids in Schools Act
Sponsored By: Representative Aguilar
Introduced
Summary
Statewide Community Eligibility would let a State pay the non‑Federal share so every applicable school in the State can qualify for free meal reimbursements starting with the school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
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- Families and students: Students in applicable schools would receive free meals statewide when a State opts in, covering 100 percent of meals at those schools.
- Local educational agencies and schools: School districts would receive the free reimbursement rate for 100 percent of meals at applicable schools if their State commits non‑Federal funds.
- State agencies and administration: A State choosing this option would have to provide non‑Federal funding and follow existing Community Eligibility multipliers and the zero threshold, while the Secretary retains authority to define applicable schools and exact parameters.
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Free school meals if your state opts in
Starting with school years that begin on or after July 1, 2025, your state could choose a statewide free‑meals option for schools. To use it, the state would have to add non‑federal money so schools get paid the free‑meal rate for all meals at certain schools. Those “applicable schools” would be defined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The option would count eligible students across all applicable schools statewide and set the minimum required share to zero, using existing USDA calculation rules. If your state opts in and your child’s school is applicable, your child could get free school meals.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Aguilar
CA • D
Cosponsors
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
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