Kids would get free school meals more easily and be protected from shame over unpaid fees.
This bill would make it easier for eligible students to get free or reduced-price school meals. Schools would be required to certify them and claim reimbursement for meals served since the school year began. It would also ban schools from shaming children with unpaid meal fees or taking away their food.
Today, school districts may choose whether to certify certain students for free or reduced-price meals, and they might not get paid back for eligible meals served before a child's approval. Also, some schools might use practices that shame children over unpaid meal fees, or use debt collectors. If this bill passes, school districts would be required to certify eligible students, get paid back for all eligible meals served since the school year started, and be banned from shaming children or using debt collectors for meal fees.
S 2944 · 119th Congress · September 30, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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