Families would see school meal debt cancelled, and food assistance programs would get more funding.
This bill would wipe out all existing school meal debt for families nationwide. It would also give the Department of Agriculture ongoing power to cancel future school meal debt and boost funding for key food assistance programs like the Commodity Supplemental Food Program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Today, families can owe debt for school meals, and the Department of Agriculture does not have the power to cancel this debt. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program's authority expires in 2023, and neither it nor the Emergency Food Assistance Program explicitly use Commodity Credit Corporation funds. If this bill becomes law, all existing school meal debt would be cancelled, and the Department of Agriculture would gain ongoing power to cancel future debt. Both the Commodity Supplemental Food Program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program would also be able to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds, and the CSFP's authorization would be extended to 2030.
S 993 · 119th Congress · March 12, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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