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H.R. 3115: Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

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H.R. 3115: Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-11 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

Plain summary

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 This bill revises requirements under the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture, such as the school lunch and breakfast programs. For example, the bill permanently provides free meals to all school children regardless of income. The bill increases the reimbursement rate for school food authorities participating in the food and nutrition programs. The bill also prohibits school food authorities from (1) physically segregating or otherwise discriminating against any child participating in the free breakfast program, or (2) overtly identifying a child participating in the program with a special token or announcement. Additionally, the bill expands the summer food service program by making all children eligible for participation in the program. Further, the bill revises eligibility determinations for measuring poverty to include runaway or homeless youth, foster children, migratory children, and children participating in specified programs (e.g., Head Start).

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Official text

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · 94 cosponsors

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Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Grace Meng (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and 34 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] reported raising $8.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3115 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117