School Meals during School Closures Act
Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a waiver under such Act to address certain school closures, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
School Meals during School Closures Act
This bill allows states or eligible service providers (e.g., school districts) to request a waiver of certain requirements to continue providing no-cost and reduced-cost meals to students during certain school closures. The Department of Agriculture may provide a waiver, with exceptions, to provide meals and meal supplements during a school closure due to
- a strike or other labor-management dispute;
- inclement weather, a natural disaster, a public health emergency, unsafe facilities, construction, or repairs; or
- other unanticipated events.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2777: School Meals during School Closures Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2777/
"H.R. 2777: School Meals during School Closures Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2777/.
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