Extend meal access during summer break and sudden school closures so no child's nutrition falls through the cracks.

Extend meal access during summer break and sudden school closures so no child’s nutrition falls through the cracks.

The bill would expand school meal access outside the normal school year and during closures.

Reps. Pettersen, Gottheimer Introduce “Feed Our Kids Act” to Fight Farm Bill Cuts to School Meals for Hungry Children | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
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Congress.gov lists Pettersen as “Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO] (118th-119th).”

Pettersen's federal House service began with the 118th Congress, after the 117th Congress passed the main summer-meals expansion in December 2022.

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Brittany Pettersen | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Section 502 created new summer nutrition access: rural noncongregate meals beginning summer 2023 and Summer EBT beginning summer 2024.

Congress enacted a major portion of the promised policy, but it was enacted in the 117th Congress before Pettersen took office in the House.

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Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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The House vote on H.R. 2617 occurred December 23, 2022, in the 117th Congress and passed 225-201.

The House passed the appropriations bill containing the summer-meals expansion before Pettersen's federal service began, so this does not show fulfillment by her vote.

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House Roll Call 549, H.R. 2617
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USDA's interim final rule codified Summer EBT and rural noncongregate meal service, effective December 29, 2023.

During Pettersen's first House term, USDA implemented the preexisting 2022 law by creating regulations for permanent Summer EBT and rural meals-to-go.

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Federal Register: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
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USDA says SUN Bucks provides $120 in grocery benefits per eligible school-age child when school is out for summer.

The summer grocery-benefit portion of the promise is operational as of 2026, including eligibility through SNAP/TANF/FDPIR or free/reduced-price school meal status.

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SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) | Food and Nutrition Service
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USDA says kids can eat summer meals and snacks at no cost at schools, parks, and neighborhood locations.

Traditional summer meal access remains available nationwide, supporting the promise's summer-break component, but this is an existing federal program rather than Pettersen-specific action.

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SUN Meals (Summer Food Service Program) | Food and Nutrition Service
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USDA says rural communities may receive meals through pick-up or delivery under SUN Meals To-Go.

The rural noncongregate option promised in policy terms is operating, extending meal access where congregate sites are hard to reach.

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SUN Meals To-Go | Food and Nutrition Service
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The eCFR defines unanticipated school closure periods when children may be served meals at non-school sites through SFSP.

Federal regulations address the sudden-school-closure part of the promise, though this authority appears programmatic and not tied to Pettersen's legislative action.

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7 CFR Part 225, Summer Food Service Program
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