S. 2559 – Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025

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The Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 changes the federal summer food service program by removing several existing restrictions and expanding eligibility. It makes every child eligible to receive summer meals, allows meals to be provided in non‑congregate formats such as grab‑and‑go, and updates monitoring and payment rules. The changes affect children who rely on summer meals, school districts and other entities that run the program, and the USDA agencies that oversee it.

Key Provisions

All children become eligible to participate in the summer meals program.
Meals may be served in non‑congregate settings, allowing flexible delivery methods like grab‑and‑go.
Certain language limiting eligibility and service requirements is removed, simplifying program rules.
Food service monitoring can be conducted either onsite or offsite.
Payment provisions are revised to align with the new eligibility and service changes.
The Secretary of Agriculture must issue or revise regulations to implement these amendments.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

July 30, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

July 30, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

July 30, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued July 30, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2559

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2025

Mr. Kim 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 to eliminate certain requirements under the summer food service program for children, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025.

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 non-congregate 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.

; and

(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

(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

.