HR 5177 117th Congress House

SPARK Act

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 3, 2021 See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Sep 3, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sep 3, 2021

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act or the SPARK Act

This bill expands automatic eligibility for free school lunches and breakfasts to include children who have been placed in kinship care with a relative or family friend with the involvement of the state child welfare agency. To enroll in the program, a family must document the child's status to the appropriate local educational agency.

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