H.R. 8798 (IH) - Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr8798ih | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
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Congress Number

119th Congress

Congress Session

2nd Session

Last Action Date Listed

May 13, 2026

Action

Ms. Omar (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Craig, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Menefee, Ms. Meng, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Bill Number

H.R. 8798

Bill Version

Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

Full Title

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Ilhan Omar(MN)

Cosponsors

James P. McGovern (MA); Gwen Moore (WI); Pete Aguilar (CA); Gabe Amo (RI); Yassamin Ansari (AZ); Jake Auchincloss (MA); Becca Balint (VT); Joyce Beatty (OH); Wesley Bell (MO); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Julia Brownley (CA); Nikki Budzinski (IL); Andre Carson (IN); Troy A. Carter (LA); Greg Casar (TX); Sean Casten (IL); Kathy Castor (FL); Judy Chu (CA); Steve Cohen (TN); Angie Craig (MN); Suzan K. DelBene (WA); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); Maxine Dexter (OR); Debbie Dingell (MI); Dwight Evans (PA); Laura Friedman (CA); Maxwell Frost (FL); John Garamendi (CA); Sylvia R. Garcia (TX); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Jimmy Gomez (CA); Josh Gottheimer (NJ); Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ); Jared Huffman (CA); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Sara Jacobs (CA); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Ro Khanna (CA); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); John B. Larson (CT); Summer L. Lee (PA); Ted Lieu (CA); Zoe Lofgren (CA); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Seth Magaziner (RI); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Lucy McBath (GA); Betty McCollum (MN); Morgan McGarvey (KY); LaMonica McIver (NJ); Christian D. Menefee (TX); Grace Meng (NY); Joseph D. Morelle (NY); Seth Moulton (MA); Kevin Mullin (CA); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Richard E. Neal (MA); Donald Norcross (NJ); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Brittany Pettersen (CO); Chellie Pingree (ME); Stacey E. Plaskett (VI); Mark Pocan (WI); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Mike Quigley (IL); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Jamie Raskin (MD); Andrea Salinas (OR); Linda T. Sanchez (CA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Lateefah Simon (CA); Adam Smith (WA); Melanie A. Stansbury (NM); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Shri Thanedar (MI); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Paul Tonko (NY); Juan Vargas (CA); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Frederica S. Wilson (FL)

Committees

Committee on Agriculture (Standing), Committee on Education and Workforce (Standing), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Standing)

Public and Private Law References

Public Law 107-368, Public Law 116-127

United States Code References

7 U.S.C. 2011, 2012, 2020 and 2036a
10 U.S.C. 1154(a)(2)(A)(i)
20 U.S.C. 1021, 1070a-22, 1161y, 6313, 6631, 6641, 7261, 7703 and 9832
29 U.S.C. 3102(36)(A)
34 U.S.C. 11162(i)
42 U.S.C. 1396, 1396a, 1437a, 1751, 1753, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1758, 1758a, 1759, 1759a, 1760, 1761, 1762, 1766, 1766a, 1769, 1769a, 1769b-1, 1769i, 1771, 1773, 1786, 1789, 1793, 1862n, 601, 9858m and 9859c