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HR 2693 117th Congress House

School Lunch Affordability Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that only a school food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that only a school food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account on June 30th of the year preceding the previous school year shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches.

Introduced: April 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Child healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and diet
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 20, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Lunch Affordability Act of 2021

This bill provides that only school food authorities with a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account on June 30 of the year preceding the previous school year are required to establish a price for paid lunches using the formula specified under current law (known as Paid Lunch Equity requirements).

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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Apr 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2693: School Lunch Affordability Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2693/
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"H.R. 2693: School Lunch Affordability Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2693/.
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H.R. 2693, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2693/.
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[H.R. 2693: School Lunch Affordability Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2693/)
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