SB2876: School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel existing school meal debt.
Plain-language summary
This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel all existing school meal debt owed by families to schools. School meal debt happens when students eat lunch or breakfast but their families cannot pay the full cost. The bill would direct the federal government to pay off these accumulated debts rather than having schools collect money from families. The bill was introduced in 2023 by four senators but has not yet moved out of the introductory stage.
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SB2876: School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023
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Sponsors
John Fetterman
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (3)
Sheldon Whitehouse
Peter Welch
Richard Blumenthal