Early access: 15,549 bills from the current Congress so far, more added daily. Data from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate vote records, updated Oct 13, 2026.
Public Law TrackerPLTPublic Law Tracker
H.R. 4451IntroducedHouse · nowSenatePresidentLawIn committee
Sec. 4 · H.R. 4451

Expanding automatic eligibility

Read this section in the full bill →

This section appears in one version only, so there is nothing to compare yet.

(a) In general Section 9(b)(12)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(12)(A)) is amended— (1) by conforming the margins of clauses (iv) through (vii) to the margin of clause (iii); and (2) in clause (vii)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking or at the end; (B) in subclause (II)— (i) by striking who and inserting whom; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (III) a child whose placement with a caregiver was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or a tribal child welfare agency, without regard to whether the agency is responsible for the care and placement of the child; (IV) a child for whom an adoption assistance payment is made under section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) or under a similar State-funded or State-operated program, as determined by the Secretary; (V) a child for whom a kinship guardianship assistance payment is made under section 473(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(d)) or under a similar State-funded or State-operated program, as determined by the Secretary, without regard to whether the child was previously in foster care; or (VI) a child of a family that— (aa) lives in housing dedicated to low-income families with a caregiver who is a grandparent or another older person that cares for the child full-time; or (bb) receives housing or housing assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.).. (b) Conforming amendments Section 9(d)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(d)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking clauses (iv) or (v) and inserting clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vii); (2) in subparagraph (E), by adding or at the end; (3) by striking subparagraph (F); and (4) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F) and conforming the margin of subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) appropriately.

Sec. 4: Expanding automatic eligibility · Public Law Tracker