119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Sep 23, 2026
S. 5460In Committee
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin (D-NM)14 cosponsorsIntroduced Sep 23, 2026
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In plain English
S. 5460, sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), increases federal reimbursement rates for school lunches and breakfasts provided under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. The bill's full scope of provisions beyond the reimbursement rate increases cannot be determined from the available information, as the description provided does not detail what "for other purposes" encompasses.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Introduced in Senate
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SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Introduced in Senate
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