Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Levin
Introduced
Summary
Would expand the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children to cover days when schools are closed as well as summer months. It would also set a per-day benefit at the free meal rate and provide funding for data systems and stepped federal administrative payments to states and tribes.
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- Families and children: Eligible households would receive benefits during summer months and qualifying school-closure periods of 5 or more consecutive weekdays. The daily benefit would be at least the value of a free breakfast, lunch, and a snack starting in calendar year 2025.
- State agencies and Tribal organizations: Grants would help States develop or upgrade data systems needed to run the program, backed by a one-time $50.0 million transfer on October 1, 2025.
- Program funding and administration: The federal share for administrative expenses would start at 100% for fiscal year 2026 then step down each year to 50% by fiscal year 2031 and thereafter.
*Would increase federal outlays, including a one-time $50.0 million transfer and higher federal payments for state administrative costs through FY2031 and beyond.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More food benefits during school closures
This bill would let families get Summer EBT help not just in summer, but also during school closure periods. A closure period means a K–12 school is closed, remote, or hybrid for 5 or more weekdays in a row. Starting in calendar year 2025, each eligible day would pay at least the value of free school breakfast, lunch, and a snack. This would apply to summer days and to days in qualifying school closure periods.
State help and phased costs for summer food aid
The government would run grants to help states build or upgrade data systems for Summer EBT. A one-time $50 million transfer on October 1, 2025, would fund this work and stay available until spent; any extra grants would need future approval by Congress. At the same time, the federal share of state administrative costs would phase down: 100% in FY2026, 90% in FY2027, 80% in FY2028, 70% in FY2029, 60% in FY2030, and 50% in FY2031 and later.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Levin
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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