S. 2559 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jul 30, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryOpens summer meals to all children nationwide
Ever wondered how kids eat when school's out for summer. This bill makes the federal Summer Food Service Program available to all children across the country, not just those in low-income areas. It also keeps changes that started during COVID-19, like grab-and-go meals and remote meal monitoring, and requires camps to be reimbursed for serving all children.
How it affects you
If you're a parent or caregiver, your child would have access to free summer meals regardless of where you live. Organizations that run summer meal programs, like camps, would get government support to serve meals to any child who participates. This is most directly felt by families with school-age children and the organizations that feed them during summer breaks.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jul 30, 2025)
Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025
This bill permanently makes all children eligible to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. This includes requiring reimbursement to camps for meals served to all children.
This Department of Agriculture program provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations, primarily when school is not in session. Specifically, the bill extends certain program modifications, which generally expanded the program and were authorized and implemented to respond to COVID-19.
For example, the bill permanently authorizes non-congregate meal distribution, which is meal distribution outside of the typically required group, or congregate, setting (e.g., grab-and-go meal service).
Further, the bill expands eligible service institutions by permanently allowing for on-site or off-site (i.e., remote) food service monitoring.
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. 2559
A BILL
Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) · Introduced Jul 30, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 30, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”