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S 2156 100th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Child nutrition Education Food and Food Industry Food relief Income Maternal and infant welfare Poverty Public assistance programs School lunch program Standards

A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to require eligibility for free lunches to be based on the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget.

Introduced: March 4, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-356.
Jun 28, 1988
Signed by President.
Jun 17, 1988
Presented to President.
Jun 17, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jun 13, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 1, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 27, 1988
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
May 27, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
May 27, 1988
Measure laid before Senate.
Apr 25, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.
Apr 25, 1988
Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Apr 20, 1988
Committee on Agriculture. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 5, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations.
Mar 4, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 4, 1988
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,334 — To clarify provisions relating to the computation of cash compensation to certain school districts, and to pe… Agreed to May 27, 1988
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National School Lunch Act to require that eligibility for free lunches under the school lunch program be based on the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget.

What's happening now June 28, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-356.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4306 Identical bill A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to require eligibility for free lunches to be based on the nonfarm income…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 28, 1988
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 29, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2156: A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to require eligibility for free lunches to be based on the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-2156/
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"S. 2156: A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to require eligibility for free lunches to be based on the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-2156/.
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