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S 3128 111th Congress Senate Education Adoption and foster care Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance

A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to ensure the categorical eligibility of foster children for free school lunches and breakfasts.

Introduced: March 16, 2010 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 16, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make foster children categorically eligible for free lunches and breakfasts under the school lunch and breakfast programs, provided the appropriate state or local agency provides the children's local educational agency with documentation regarding their status as foster children.

What's happening now March 16, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3128: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to ensure the categorical eligibility of foster children for free school lunches and breakfasts.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3128/
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"S. 3128: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to ensure the categorical eligibility of foster children for free school lunches and breakfasts.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3128/.
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S. 3128, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3128/.
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