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S. 2876 118th Congress Senate

School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel existing school meal debt.

Introduced: September 21, 2023 Introduced by: John Fetterman Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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 Latest action September 21, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to cancel and eliminate all household school meal debts (as of the date of the bill's enactment) under the school breakfast and lunch programs. USDA must also pay the amount of the cancelled debt to each local educational authority using Commodity Credit Corporation funds.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 10552 School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2024
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 21, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 21, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2876: School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2876/
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"S. 2876: School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2876/.
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S. 2876, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2876/.
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