Bill · S. 2559· Senate(119-S-2559)
Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/30/2025
- Last activity
- 7/30/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Andy Kim
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2025," aims to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The primary goal is to eliminate certain requirements under the summer food service program for children. Specifically, it seeks to allow meals to be non-congregate and makes all children eligible to participate in the program. It also modifies how food service monitoring is conducted.
Yes
Would children be better off under this?+6
The bill makes summer food more accessible to all children through universal eligibility and flexible service methods.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
Universal eligibility and non-congregate meal options increase food access for low-income families.
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?+5
The bill expands meal eligibility to all children, which helps alleviate food insecurity among low-income families.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Universal Eligibility: The bill amends the law so that all children shall be eligible to participate in the program (Section 2(a)(1)(B)). This removes previous restrictions on who can receive meals.
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Increased Meal Access: By allowing meals to be "non-congregate," the bill changes how meals are served (Section 2(a)(1)(A)).
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Flexible Monitoring: The bill allows for food service monitoring to be conducted either onsite or offsite (Section 2(a)(1)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+6Good For Low Income Households+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+5
- 7/30/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced in Senate
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