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HR 5424 117th Congress House

Summer Meals REACH Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate certain requirements under the summer food service program for children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 1, 2021 Introduced by: Kim, Andy Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 29, 2021
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 Latest action September 29, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2021 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2021

This bill permanently extends certain modifications to the Summer Food Service Program that were authorized and implemented to respond to COVID-19. The changes generally expanded the program, which provides free meals to children in low-income areas when school is not in session. Among other changes, the bill permanently makes all children eligible to participate in the program.

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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5424: Summer Meals REACH Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5424/
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"H.R. 5424: Summer Meals REACH Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5424/.
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H.R. 5424, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5424/.
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