H.R. 2402

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2402 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2402

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance 
payments, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2025

Mr. Aguilar (for himself, Mr. Carson, Ms. Chu, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
McGarvey, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Panetta, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Tlaib, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance 
payments, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``No Hungry Kids in Schools Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY.

Section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(xiv) Statewide community eligibility.--
For each school year beginning on or after July 
1, 2025, the Secretary shall establish an 
option for States to utilize a statewide 
community eligibility program, for purposes of 
which, in the case of a State agency that 
agrees to provide funding from sources other 
than Federal funds to ensure that local 
educational agencies in the State receive the 
free reimbursement rate for 100 percent of the 
meals served at applicable schools, as defined 
by the Secretary--
``(I) the multiplier described in 
clause (vii) shall apply;
``(II) the threshold described in 
clause (viii) shall be zero; and
``(III) the percentage of enrolled 
students who were identified students 
shall be calculated across all 
applicable schools in the State 
regardless of local educational 
agency.''.
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