U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 4518
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Introduced
- May 13, 2026, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (19)
19 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- John FettermanD-PA
- Ruben GallegoD-AZ
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NY
- Martin HeinrichD-NM
- John W. HickenlooperD-CO
- Mazie K. HironoD-HI
- Andy KimD-NJ
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Adam B. SchiffD-CA
- Tina SmithD-MN
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Peter WelchD-VT
- Ron WydenD-OR