S. 4518 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 13, 2026
119th Congress
2nd SessionS. 4518
2nd SessionS. 4518
A BILL
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) · Introduced May 13, 2026 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 13, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.”
Sections
Title I — School Breakfast Program · 1
Title II — School Lunch Program · 13
- Sec. 201Apportionment to StatesNo change
- Sec. 202Nutritional and other program requirementsNo change
- Sec. 203Special assistance programNo change
- Sec. 204Price for a paid lunchNo change
- Sec. 205Summer food service program for childrenNo change
- Sec. 206Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children ProgramNo change
- Sec. 207Child and adult care food programNo change
- Sec. 208Meals and supplements for children in afterschool careNo change
- Sec. 209Pilot projectsNo change
- Sec. 210Fresh fruit and vegetable programNo change
- Sec. 211Training, technical assistance, and Food Service Management InstituteNo change
- Sec. 212Reimbursement of school meal delinquent debt programNo change
- Sec. 213Conforming amendmentsNo change
Title III — Elementary and Secondary Education Data · 1
Title IV — Amendments to Other Programs and Laws · 9
- Sec. 401Supplemental nutrition assistance programNo change
- Sec. 402Higher Education Act of 1965No change
- Sec. 403Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965No change
- Sec. 404America COMPETES ActNo change
- Sec. 405Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ActNo change
- Sec. 406National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002No change
- Sec. 407Child care and development block grantNo change
- Sec. 408Children’s Health Act of 2000No change
- Sec. 409Juvenile justice and delinquency preventionNo change