A bill 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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4518 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4518 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2026 Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, Mr. Kim, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gallego, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Effective date. TITLE I--SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM Sec. 101. Free school breakfast program. TITLE II--SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM Sec. 201. Apportionment to States. Sec. 202. Nutritional and other program requirements. Sec. 203. Special assistance program. Sec. 204. Price for a paid lunch. Sec. 205. Summer food service program for children. Sec. 206. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program. Sec. 207. Child and adult care food program. Sec. 208. Meals and supplements for children in afterschool care. Sec. 209. P