All students would get free breakfast and lunch at school, and meal debt would be erased.
This bill would make school breakfast and lunch free for all children across the country. It would also stop schools from collecting unpaid meal debt and prevent any form of "meal shaming." Families would no longer have to pay for school meals, and schools would be reimbursed for past unpaid meal charges.
Today, many families pay for school meals or must apply to qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on income, and schools often face challenges with unpaid meal debt. After this bill, all school breakfasts and lunches would be free for every child, all existing meal debt would be paid off by the government, and schools would be banned from collecting new debt or shaming students.
HR 8798 · 119th Congress · May 13, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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