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Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 This bill permanently makes all children eligible to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. This includes requiring reimbursement to camps for meals served to all children. This Department of Agriculture program provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations, primarily when school is not in session. Specifically, the bill extends certain program modifications, which generally expanded the program and were authorized and implemented to respond to COVID-19. For example, the bill permanently authorizes non-congregate meal distribution, which is meal distribution outside of the typically required group, or congregate, setting (e.g., grab-and-go meal service). Further, the bill expands eligible service institutions by permanently allowing for on-site or off-site (i.e., remote) food service monitoring.
Action Timeline
2025-07-30
Introduced in Senate
2025-07-30
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.2559 pass?
S.2559 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does S.2559 do?
Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 This bill permanently makes all children eligible to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. This includes requiring reimbursement to camps for meals served to all children. This Department of Agriculture program provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations, primarily when school is not in session. Specifically, the bill extends certain program modifications, which generally expanded the program and were authorized and implemented to respond to COVID-1…
Who sponsored S.2559?
S.2559 was sponsored by Andy Kim (D-New Jersey).
Full Bill Text
119 S2559 IS: Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-07-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2559 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2025 Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate certain requirements under the summer food service program for children, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 . 2. Summer food service program for children amendments (a) In general Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting , except that meals may be non-congregate before the period at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (C) Eligibility All children shall be eligible to participate in the program under this section. ; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking and ; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (E) conduct food service monitoring onsite or offsite. ; and (D) in paragraph (5), by striking only for and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for meals served to all children. ; and (2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking , except that and all that follows through section . (b) Regulations The Secretary shall issue or revise regulations in accordance with the amendments made by this section, including paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 225.15(d) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. (c) Conforming amendment Section 13(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2); and (2) by striking (c) (1) Payments and inserting the following: (c) Payments Payments .
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