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S. 4518 119th Congress Senate

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2026 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 13, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4518: Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4518/
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"S. 4518: Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4518/.
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S. 4518, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4518/.
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