S. 5460 · 119th Congress
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Martin Heinrich
- Introduced
- 2026-09-23
- Latest action
- 2026-09-23 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs.
Specifically, beginning October 1, 2026, the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2027.