H.R. 8798

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

Sponsor: Ilhan Omar

103 cosponsors
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I School Breakfast Program

II School Lunch Program

III Elementary and Secondary Education Data

IV Amendments to Other Programs and Laws

Sec. 403. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(a) Literacy education for all. Section 2221(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641(b)(3)(B)) is amended—

(1) by striking clause (i); and

(2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.

(b) Grants for education innovation and research. Section 4611(d)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261(d)(2)) is amended—

(1) by striking subparagraph (B); and

(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

(c) Eligibility for heavily impacted local educational agencies. Item (bb) of section 7003(b)(2)(B)(i)(III) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)(B)(i)(III)) is amended to read as follows:

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(bb) has an enrollment of children described in subsection (a)(1) that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that is not less than 30 percent; and