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119th Congress(2025-2026)
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
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Introduced in Senate on Sep 23, 2026
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S. 5460 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5460


To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 23, 2026

Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Bennet, and Ms. Rosen) 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 and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. Increasing the reimbursement rate of school meals.

(a) School lunch increase.—Section 4(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(4) NONPERFORMANCE-BASED ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT.—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 2026, each lunch served in school food authorities shall receive an additional 45 cents.

“(B) ADJUSTMENT.—The amount in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted in accordance with section 11(a)(3) beginning on July 1, 2027.”.

(b) School breakfast increase.—Section 4(b)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(F) NONPERFORMANCE-BASED ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT.—

“(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 2026, each free breakfast, reduced price breakfast, and breakfast served to children not eligible for free or reduced price meals served in school food authorities shall receive an additional 28 cents.

“(ii) ADJUSTMENT.—The amount in clause (i) shall be adjusted in accordance with section 11(a)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act beginning on July 1, 2027 (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(3)).”.