Provide universal school meals to every student year-round through my universal school meals program act
Provide universal school meals to every student year-round.
Occurrences
"I am proud to partner again with Bernie Sanders to introduce the Universal School Meals Program Act, which would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to students year-round."
Establishes a universal school meals program.
introduced legislation to end child hunger through universal school meals
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today introduced legislation to end child hunger in the United States. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America regardless of income and eliminate school meal debt while incentivizing local food in schools.
introduce legislation to end child hunger through universal school meals
Evidence
The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America — regardless of income — and eliminate school meal debt while incentivizing local food in schools. Omar said she is proud to partner again with Bernie Sanders to introduce the bill, which would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to students year-round.
S.4518, 119th Congress (2025-2026), was introduced and read twice, then referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill title is Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026, and the full title states it would amend federal child nutrition laws to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children.
The press release says the bill would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America, regardless of income, and provide meals year-round. It also says the legislation was introduced with more than 100 colleagues and nearly 100 endorsing organizations.
The office homepage highlights the May 13, 2026 news item on the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 and repeats that it would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America regardless of income.
Assessments
Omar clearly made a serious effort by partnering to introduce and promote the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026, explicitly aimed at providing free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to every student year-round. However, the evidence only shows bill introduction and committee referral, with no enactment or nationwide implementation. Because the promised outcome has not been delivered and the available record shows a substantial legislative attempt, the best judgment is failed delivery with effort credit rather than unresolved.