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Senate bill · S. 5460 (119th Congress)

Amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals…

U.S. Senate

Latest action Sep 23, 2026

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (U.S. Senator for New Mexico, Democratic)

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A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, and for other purposes.

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Summary

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026 This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs. Specifically, beginning October 1, 2026, the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2027.

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Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · U.S. Senate.

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Full history

  1. Sep 23, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Sep 23, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  3. Sep 23, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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