Bill · S. 3157· Senate(119-S-3157)
School Meals for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/7/2025
- Last activity
- 11/7/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Ben Luján
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The School Meals for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. It allows state agencies that used Medicaid program data for direct certification of free or reduced price lunches and breakfasts starting July 1, 2024, to continue doing so. The bill also updates the methodology for Community Eligibility Provision schools. Specifically, it sets the multiplier at 1.6 for each school year.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would children be better off under this?+9
Directly benefits children by ensuring they receive free or reduced-price meals.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+8
Reduces the financial burden of school meals for low-income families.
Would students be better off under this?+8
Increases the likelihood that students receive necessary nutrition during the school day.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Continued use of Medicaid data: State agencies can keep using Medicaid data to directly certify children for free or reduced price lunches and breakfasts, which helps identify eligible students (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people were explicitly mentioned 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+9Good For Low Income Households+8Good For Students+8Good For African Americans+2Good For Hispanic Americans+2Good For Native Americans+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+6
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+4
- 11/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas