119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 5460 — Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026

“A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, and for other purposes.”

Introduced Sep 23, 2026

Last action Sep 23, 2026

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Introduced

Sep 23, 2026

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Referred

Sep 23, 2026

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs. Specifically, beginning October 1, 2026, the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2027.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

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Timeline · 2 actions

Sep 23, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Sep 23, 2026

Introduced in Senate