119th Congress
H.R. 8798
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ilhan Omar(D-MN)
- Introduced
- May 13, 2026
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Education and Workforce; House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (103)
Original cosponsors (88)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Christian D. Menefee (D-TX)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- James P. McGovern (D-MA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- John B. Larson (D-CT)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Richard E. Neal (D-MA)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI)
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Added later (15)
- Al Green (D-TX) · May 14, 2026
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) · Jun 3, 2026
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD) · Jun 3, 2026
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) · Jun 3, 2026
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) · Jun 3, 2026
- Mark Takano (D-CA) · Jun 3, 2026
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Jun 3, 2026
- William R. Keating (D-MA) · Jun 3, 2026
- John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Jul 14, 2026
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ) · Jul 14, 2026
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) · Aug 20, 2026
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · Aug 20, 2026
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Sep 16, 2026
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY) · Sep 16, 2026
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Sep 16, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
Latest action(May 13, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 13, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - May 13, 2026
Introduced in House