H.R. 10058 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Education and Workforce, Aug 6, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySummer reading programs at school lunch sites
This bill creates a grant program to help young children improve their reading skills during the summer. The Department of Education would give money to state library agencies, which would then award grants to schools that serve lunch in the summer. Schools can participate if at least half their students in kindergarten through third grade are reading below grade level or at risk of falling behind.
How it affects you
If you're a student in elementary school at a participating school, you could access free summer reading help alongside summer meals. Teachers and school librarians would have resources to support early reading instruction during the break. The program targets schools in communities where young readers need the most help catching up to grade level.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Aug 6, 2026)
Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
This bill establishes a grant program to support summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site.
Specifically, the Department of Education must use funds provided for the program to award competitive grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site.
The program is open to local educational agencies that include schools where at least 50% of the students in prekindergarten through grade 3 are (1) reading below grade level at grade 3, or (2) at risk of reading below grade level at grade 3.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionH. R. 10058
A BILL
Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25) · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Aug 6, 2026: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.”