The Anti-Lunch Shaming Act, S. 1064 and H.R. 2401, would end practices that single out children who do not have money in their school lunch account or in hand to pay for their meal. The bill was introduced by Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Robert Casey (D-PA), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Representatives Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and addresses “lunch shaming” practices that can embarrass children in the cafeteria.
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Congress Must Protect and Strengthen the Federal Food and Nutrition Programs in the End of the Year Spending Package – 2024 Leave Behind