More schools could offer free meals to all students in high-poverty areas.
This bill would make it easier for schools in high-poverty areas to offer free meals to all students. It would lower the number of low-income students a school needs to have to offer free meals to everyone. This means more kids in need would get free breakfast and lunch.
Today, schools in high-poverty areas need a higher percentage of identified low-income students to offer free meals to everyone. If this bill passes, schools would only need 25% of their students to be identified as low-income. This change would allow them to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students, starting July 1, 2025.
HR 5128 · 119th Congress · September 4, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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