This legislation, known as the "Feed Our Kids Act of 2026," seeks to ensure that all children receive free school breakfasts and lunches by significantly amending the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The core purpose is to eliminate financial barriers to school meals, with most provisions taking effect one year after the bill's enactment. For the school breakfast program, the bill mandates that all children enrolled in participating schools receive free breakfast. It establishes a national average payment rate of $2.80 per free breakfast, adjusted annually for inflation. Crucially, schools are prohibited from collecting any debt for unpaid meal charges and are explicitly forbidden from engaging in "breakfast shaming" or discriminating against children participating in the program. Similarly, the school lunch program will provide free lunches to all enrolled children, setting a national average payment rate of $4.63 per free lunch, also subject to annual inflation adjustments. An innovative provision introduces an additional payment for school food authorities that serve meals made with at least 25 percent locally sourced farm products. This encourages the use of products grown and distributed within the State or within 250 miles of the school. The bill extends the principle of free meals to other child nutrition programs, including the Summer Food Service Program for Children, making all children eligible to participate and receive free meals. The Child and Adult Care Food Program and afterschool care programs will also provide all meals and supplements for free, with corresponding reimbursement rates. A significant component addresses existing financial burdens by establishing a program to reimburse schools for all delinquent meal debt owed by parents or guardians as of the effective date. To streamline these changes, the legislation includes numerous conforming amendments, striking all references to "reduced price" meals across the various acts. Finally, it mandates a report from the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service within one year of the Act's effective date. This report will assess the impact of the free meal programs on students, including academic outcomes, access to nutritious and locally sourced foods, and recommendations for further legislative or administrative actions.