Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Jul 2, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 144 words.
Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2026 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026 This bill expands the Summer Food Service Program by permanently making all children eligible to participate in the program, requiring reimbursements to camps for meals served to all children, and allowing all locations to provide grab-and-go meal services. This Department of Agriculture program provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations (e.g., camps), primarily when school is not in session. The bill permanently allows all locations to provide non-congregate meal distribution, which is meal distribution outside of the typically required group, or congregate, setting (e.g., grab-and-go meal service). Current law limits non-congregate meal distribution to rural communities without access to a congregate meal site. Further, the bill expands eligible service institutions by permanently allowing for on-site or off-site (i.e., remote) food service monitoring.
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 18 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 518 words
- Latest action
- Jul 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 2559 Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 D · Introduced