HouseH.R. 9587119th Congress
Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9587 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9587
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate
certain requirements under the summer food service program for
children, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2026
Mrs. McIver (for herself and Mrs. Hayes) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate
certain requirements under the summer food service program for
children, 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 ``Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's
Child Hunger Act of 2026'' or the ``Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ``, except
that meals may be noncongregate'' before the period at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Eligibility.--All children shall be eligible
to participate in the program under this section.'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking
``and'';
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) conduct food service monitoring onsite or
offsite.'';
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``only for'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``for meals served to all children.''; and
(E) in paragraph (13)--
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
``(A) In general.--Beginning not later than the
first summer that begins after the date of the
enactment of the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026,
program meals under this section may be made available
for noncongregate consumption.'';
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C),
(D), and (F);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following:
``(B) Priority.--States shall--
``(i) identify areas with no congregate
meal service that could benefit the most from
the provision of noncongregate meals; and
``(ii) encourage participating service
institutions in those areas to provide
noncongregate meals as appropriate.'';
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (C); and
(v) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of the Summer Meals REACH Act of
2026, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations (which
shall include interim final regulations) to carry out
the amendments made by such Act to this section,
including provisions to--
``(i) ensure the integrity of noncongregate
meals; and
``(ii) to incorporate best practices and
lessons learned from--
``(I) noncongregate demonstration
projects under section 749(g) of the
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
(Public Law 111-80; 123 Stat. 2132);
and
``(II) the noncongregate meals
provided pursuant to this paragraph
prior to the date of the enactment of
the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026.'';
and
(2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``, except that'' and
all that follows through ``section''.
(b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue or revise regulations
in accordance with the amendments made by this section, including
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 225.15(d) of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 13(c) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by striking ``(c)(1) Payments'' and inserting the
following:
``(c) Payments.--Payments''.
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