H.R. 2680119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2025

Introduced: Apr 7, 2025

Latest action: Apr 7, 2025

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2025 This bill increases student access to free school lunches and breakfasts under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Specifically, the bill expands program eligibility to include students in households with income at or below 224% of the federal poverty level. (Currently, students in households with income at or below 130% are eligible.) The bill also eliminates the reduced price school lunch and breakfast programs and prohibits USDA from providing reimbursements for reduced price programs. States may use Medicaid participation data to directly certify students for free school meals. (Direct certification allows schools to approve meals without the need for a separate application for children who receive assistance under other programs.) Under current law, states may apply to participate in a USDA demonstration project to directly certify children for free and reduced price meals based on household income data acquired through Medicaid. Further, the bill increases the number of free meals a school in a high-poverty area may be reimbursed for at the free-meal rate under the Community Eligibility Provision. (This provision allows eligible schools, groups of schools, and school districts to offer free meals at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting separate applications.) Specifically, the bill increases from 1.6% to 2.5% the reimbursement multiplier, which is used to calculate how many meals USDA will reimburse the school for at the free meal rate.

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Primary Sponsors

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Josh Gottheimer

Democrat • New Jersey • District 5

Primary Sponsor

Apr 7, 2025

Cosponsors

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Shri Thanedar

Democrat • Michigan • District 13

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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Alma S. Adams

Democrat • North Carolina • District 12

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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Mark DeSaulnier

Democrat • California • District 10

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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André Carson

Democrat • Indiana • District 7

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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Mikie Sherrill

Democrat • New Jersey • District 11

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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Haley M. Stevens

Democrat • Michigan • District 11

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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Judy Chu

Democrat • California • District 28

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat • Florida • District 25

Original Cosponsor

Apr 7, 2025

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Thomas R. Suozzi

Democrat • New York • District 3

May 15, 2025

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Wesley Bell

Democrat • Missouri • District 1

Oct 17, 2025

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Sarah McBride

Democrat • Delaware

Oct 17, 2025

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John Garamendi

Democrat • California • District 8

Oct 21, 2025

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Lois Frankel

Democrat • Florida • District 22

Oct 24, 2025

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Morgan McGarvey

Democrat • Kentucky • District 3

Oct 24, 2025

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Suzan K. DelBene

Democrat • Washington • District 1

Oct 24, 2025

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Daniel S. Goldman

Democrat • New York • District 10

Oct 24, 2025

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Mike Thompson

Democrat • California • District 4

Oct 31, 2025

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Democrat • New York • District 14

Nov 4, 2025

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Frederica S. Wilson

Democrat • Florida • District 24

Nov 7, 2025

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Marilyn Strickland

Democrat • Washington • District 10

Nov 7, 2025

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Nikema Williams

Democrat • Georgia • District 5

Nov 7, 2025

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Sean Casten

Democrat • Illinois • District 6

Dec 2, 2025

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Maxwell Frost

Democrat • Florida • District 10

Dec 9, 2025

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Nikki Budzinski

Democrat • Illinois • District 13

Dec 16, 2025

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Suhas Subramanyam

Democrat • Virginia • District 10

Mar 30, 2026

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Robert Menendez

Democrat • New Jersey • District 8

Aug 31, 2026

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Jim Costa

Democrat • California • District 21

Aug 31, 2026

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Recorded Actions

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H11100Apr 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Intro-HApr 7, 2025

Introduced in House

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Lobbying Activity

Federal lobbying disclosures that explicitly identify H.R. 2680. These records show reported lobbying involving the legislation; they do not establish that every member of Congress, sponsor, or voter was personally contacted.

FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER

Registrant: FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)

Aug 7, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Education: H.R. 2489 - Hunger-Free Future Act HR 4451 - Caregivers, Access and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for Kids Act of 2025 HR 5753 - Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act HR 6065/S. 3127 - Farm to School Act of 2025 HR 2680 - The Expanding Access to School Meals Act HR 2402 - No Hunger Kids in School Act S. 1431 - School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act HR 5731 - School Food Modernization Act HR 6819 - Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act S.1622/HR 3217 - Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025 S.1420/HR 2859 - The Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act S.1447/HR 2818 - The Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act HR 1464 - Modern WIC Act Agriculture: H.R. 2512/S. 1202 - Hot Foods Act H.R. 2489 - Hunger-Free Future Act HR 793 - SNAP Benefits Fairness Act HR 777 - Closing the College Hunger Gap Act S.2717 Student Loan Deduction Act of 2025 HR 4451 - Caregivers, Acess and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for Kids Act of 2025 HR 5753 - Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act HR 6065/S. 3127 - Farm to School Act of 2025 HR 2680 - The Expanding Access to School Meals Act HR 2402 - No Hunger Kids in School Act S. 1431 - School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act HR 5731 - School Food Modernization Act HR 6819 - Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act S.1622/HR 3217 - Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025 HR 6088/S 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 HR 3117/S 1540 - Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025 S.1420/HR 2859 - The Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act S.1447/HR 2818 - The Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act HR 1464 - Modern WIC Act

Government entities reported: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) Education, Dept of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Reported filing-period amount: $41,382

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

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HOUSTON FOOD BANK

Registrant: HOUSTON FOOD BANK

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

May 18, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Agriculture: Met with a few members of our House delegation on HR 5439 (Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act) which would create a 6 year Medicare pilot for individuals at high risk of hospital readmission if they don't have access to the proper nutrition; HR 2680 (Expanding Access to School Meals) which would eliminate the reduced price lunch category and codify Medicaid eligibility as a certification for free lunch; HR 1464 Modern WIC Act which would allow for the continued use of virtual participation options;

Government entities reported: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER

Registrant: FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Apr 20, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Agriculture: H.R. 2512/S. 1202 - Hot Foods Act H.R. 2489 - Hunger-Free Future Act HR 793 - SNAP Benefits Fairness Act HR 777 - Closing the College Hunger Gap Act S.2717 Student Loan Deduction Act of 2025 HR 4451 - Caregivers, Acess and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for Kids Act of 2025 HR 5753 - Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act HR 6065/S. 3127 - Farm to School Act of 2025 HR 2680 - The Expanding Access to School Meals Act HR 2402 - No Hunger Kids in School Act S. 1431 - School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act HR 5731 - School Food Modernization Act HR 6819 - Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act S.1622/HR 3217 - Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025 HR 6088/S 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 HR 3117/S 1540 - Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025 S.1420/HR 2859 - The Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act S.1447/HR 2818 - The Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act HR 1464 - Modern WIC Act Education: H.R. 2489 - Hunger-Free Future Act HR 4451 - Caregivers, Access and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for Kids Act of 2025 HR 5753 - Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act HR 6065/S. 3127 - Farm to School Act of 2025 HR 2680 - The Expanding Access to School Meals Act HR 2402 - No Hunger Kids in School Act S. 1431 - School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act HR 5731 - School Food Modernization Act HR 6819 - Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act S.1622/HR 3217 - Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025 S.1420/HR 2859 - The Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act S.1447/HR 2818 - The Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act HR 1464 - Modern WIC Act

Government entities reported: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) Education, Dept of

Reported filing-period amount: $28,721

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

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FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER

Registrant: FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER

4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Jan 21, 2026

Reported lobbying issue

Government entities reported: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) Education, Dept of

Reported filing-period amount: $33,828

This is the amount reported for the filing/reporting period and should not be interpreted as money spent lobbying this bill alone.

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