H.R. 2402 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Education and Workforce, Mar 27, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFree school meals for all students nationwide
The bill directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a new option that lets states offer free breakfast and lunch to every enrolled student in their schools. To do this, a state would provide funding to its local schools so they can serve meals at no cost to students, without families having to fill out applications to prove they need the help. Currently, only schools with high percentages of low-income students can do this automatically; this bill would let states cover all their students regardless of how many low-income families live in their area.
How it affects you
If your state chooses to use this option, your children and all students in the state would get free breakfast and lunch at school without you having to apply or prove your income. This would directly affect school-age children in states that decide to participate in the program.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 27, 2025)
No Hungry Kids in Schools Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an option for states to utilize a statewide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for USDA school meal programs. As background, the CEP allows eligible schools, groups of schools, and school districts the option to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students without collecting household applications.
Specifically, USDA must establish a statewide CEP option that may be used by a state agency. The state agency must provide state (nonfederal) funding to local educational agencies to reimburse applicable schools at the free reimbursement rate for 100% of the meals served.
Eligibility for the statewide CEP must be based on a statewide calculation of the percentage of identified enrolled students, regardless of a school's local educational agency. Further, the bill lowers the CEP participation threshold for a statewide CEP to an identified student percentage (ISP) of zero, from a minimum of 25% under current regulations. The ISP is the percentage of students who are eligible for free school meals without a household application, primarily those who are directly certified through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
In addition, the bill specifies that the reimbursement multiplier for school meals remains at the current level of 1.6. The reimbursement multiplier is used to calculate how many meals will be reimbursed at the free meal rate.
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.
1st SessionH. R. 2402
A BILL
No Hungry Kids in Schools Act
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33) · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 27, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.”