S. 1622 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 6, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands food aid during school closures
The Summer EBT program gives grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-age children when schools are closed. This bill expands it to cover any time a school closes, goes remote, or operates in a hybrid way for five or more school days in a row. It also increases the daily benefit amount to cover breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed.
How it affects you
Low-income families with school-age children get help buying groceries during unexpected school closures, not just summer break. This includes closures due to weather, illness, or other reasons. The government will also help states set up better systems to run the program.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 6, 2025)
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT) to include coverage during a school closure period. (Summer EBT provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer.)
Under the bill, a school closure period means a period in which an elementary school or secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in a hybrid manner for five or more consecutive weekdays during a calendar year.
The bill also increases the daily value of the benefit to cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and a snack for every day school is closed.
For FY2026, USDA must pay each state agency and covered tribal organization 100% of the administrative expenses (currently 50%) incurred in operating the program. The rate that USDA must pay for administrative expenses decreases each fiscal year until it reaches 50% of the expenses for FY2031 and each fiscal year thereafter.
USDA must also provide grants to states to support the development or upgrading of data systems that are necessary to implement Summer EBT.
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 SessionS. 1622
A BILL
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) · Introduced May 6, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 6, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”