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No Hungry Kids in Schools Act

USA118th CongressHR-3112| House 
| Updated: 5/5/2023
Katie Porter

Katie Porter

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (21)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
No Hungry Kids in Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an option for states to utilize a statewide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for USDA school meal programs. (The CEP allows eligible schools, groups of schools, and school districts the option to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students without collecting household applications.) Specifically, USDA must establish a statewide CEP option that may be used by a state agency. The state agency must provide state (nonfederal) funding to local educational agencies to reimburse applicable schools at the free reimbursement rate for 100% of the meals served. Eligibility for the statewide CEP must be based on a statewide calculation of the percentage of identified enrolled students, regardless of a school's local educational agency. Further, the bill lowers the CEP participation threshold for a statewide CEP to an identified student percentage (ISP) of zero, from 40%. The ISP is the percentage of students who are eligible for free school meals without a household application, primarily those who are directly certified through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In addition, the bill specifies that the reimbursement multiplier for school meals remains at the current level of 1.6. The reimbursement multiplier is used to calculate how many meals will be reimbursed at the free meal rate.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9482
No Hungry Kids in Schools Act
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9482
    No Hungry Kids in Schools Act


  • May 5, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Agriculture and Food

No Hungry Kids in Schools Act

USA118th CongressHR-3112| House 
| Updated: 5/5/2023
No Hungry Kids in Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an option for states to utilize a statewide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for USDA school meal programs. (The CEP allows eligible schools, groups of schools, and school districts the option to offer free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students without collecting household applications.) Specifically, USDA must establish a statewide CEP option that may be used by a state agency. The state agency must provide state (nonfederal) funding to local educational agencies to reimburse applicable schools at the free reimbursement rate for 100% of the meals served. Eligibility for the statewide CEP must be based on a statewide calculation of the percentage of identified enrolled students, regardless of a school's local educational agency. Further, the bill lowers the CEP participation threshold for a statewide CEP to an identified student percentage (ISP) of zero, from 40%. The ISP is the percentage of students who are eligible for free school meals without a household application, primarily those who are directly certified through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In addition, the bill specifies that the reimbursement multiplier for school meals remains at the current level of 1.6. The reimbursement multiplier is used to calculate how many meals will be reimbursed at the free meal rate.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9482
No Hungry Kids in Schools Act
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9482
    No Hungry Kids in Schools Act


  • May 5, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Katie Porter

Katie Porter

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (21)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted