improves K-12 education
I will improve K-12 education.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8728, the Feed Our Kids Act of 2026, as sponsored by Josh Gottheimer. The action listed is introduction and referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on May 11, 2026. The bill would make school breakfasts and lunches free for all children.
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Gottheimer's office said American Rescue Plan ESSER funds signed into law in March 2021 would provide an estimated $9.09 million to Sussex County school districts and $6.14 million to Warren County school districts for reopening, safety, ventilation, avoiding layoffs, academic and mental-health supports, Wi-Fi, and after-school and summer programs.
Assessments
The promise is broad and low-specificity: improve K-12 education. Gottheimer has delivered some concrete K-12 benefits during later federal service, especially federal American Rescue Plan ESSER funding for local school districts supporting reopening, safety, staffing, academic recovery, mental health, internet access, and enrichment programs. He also sponsored the 2026 Feed Our Kids Act for universal free school meals, which is a serious K-12 effort but had only been introduced and referred to committee, not enacted. These actions support partial credit, not full delivery of the broad education-improvement promise.