Expand access to school meals and healthy food in the summer.

I have worked to ensure all kids have a healthy start by expanding access to school meals and healthy food in the summer

Commits to continued expansion of child nutrition supports, including school meals and summer food access.

Education | Kim Schrier
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The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 was introduced on May 13, 2026. It would provide free school meals year-round, expand summer meals to all children, and increase SUN Bucks.

Recent lookback evidence shows the broader federal school-meals and summer-food expansion agenda was still being pursued but not enacted in this window. Schrier was not listed as a sponsor or cosponsor in this release.

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NEWS: Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals
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The report says 74% of districts were concerned about school-meal effects from SNAP and Medicaid cuts, and cites CBO estimates of lower child nutrition subsidies for about 96,000 children monthly from 2028-2034.

Recent reporting indicates later federal food-assistance cuts threaten some school-meal access gains, so the commitment should not be treated as fully secure or complete.

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School meal participation at risk from SNAP cuts, FRAC reports
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The House Clerk records H.R. 1 passing 218-214 on July 3, 2025; Kim Schrier, Democrat of Washington, voted No.

Schrier took a concrete vote against the later reconciliation law associated by nutrition advocates and reporting with reduced food-assistance and school-meal access. The vote failed to block enactment.

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Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1
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USDA lists SUN Meals for free meals and snacks to children 18 and under, SUN Meals To-Go for rural non-congregate distribution, SUN Bucks at $120 per eligible child, and Seamless Summer Option.

Current USDA implementation shows expanded summer nutrition access exists through multiple federal pathways, especially SUN Bucks and rural non-congregate meals.

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Options for Schools in the Summer
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USDA says the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 required rural non-congregate summer meal service and a permanent Summer EBT program to ensure food access when school is out for summer.

This is the strongest delivery evidence for the summer-food portion: federal law and USDA rulemaking made Summer EBT permanent and expanded rural summer meal delivery options.

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Interim Final Rule: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
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Congress.gov records H.R. 2617 becoming Public Law 117-328 on December 29, 2022; its summary says USDA must establish permanent nationwide Summer EBT beginning in summer 2024.

The enacted 2023 omnibus is the statutory delivery vehicle for the permanent summer grocery benefit and related summer nutrition changes.

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H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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Schrier’s office said the House passed her bipartisan legislation to improve school-lunch quality and nutrition by allowing public schools to serve reduced-fat and whole milk.

This is direct Schrier effort and partial delivery on healthy school meals, though it addresses school-lunch nutrition choice rather than the broader access or summer-food promise.

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Congresswoman Schrier’s Bipartisan Bill To Improve the Quality and Nutrition of School Lunches Heads To the President’s Desk To Be Signed Into Law
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Congress.gov records S. 222 as becoming Public Law No. 119-69 on January 14, 2026; the official title amends the National School Lunch Act to allow whole milk in participating schools.

This confirms enactment of the Schrier-backed school-lunch nutrition bill, supporting partial delivery on healthy school meals but not full delivery of expanded meal access.

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S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
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