No Shame at School Act of 2022
Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require mandatory certification for certain students and reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
No Shame at School Act of 2022
This bill establishes requirements for the treatment of a child who is participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and owes unpaid school meal fees. It also requires local educational agencies to certify certain children (e.g., homeless children) as categorically eligible for free lunches or breakfasts without an application.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8477: No Shame at School Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8477/
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