School-Based
H.R. 5128 – Feed Hungry Kids Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Codifies the eligibility threshold for schools using the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) at 25 percent Identified Student Percentage.
Rep. Gillen (D-NY-4) introduced on September 4, 2025. See press release. View House cosponsors here.
H.R. 4451 – Caregivers, Access and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for Kids Act of 2025
What it does:
- Expands direct certification and extends free or reduced-price school meal eligibility to specific children being raised by grandparents or other relatives.
H.R. 5753 – Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act
What it does:
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Increases federal reimbursement rates for school breakfast and lunch.
H.R. 6065 / S. 3127 – Farm to School Act of 2025
What it does:
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Expands and improves the farm to school program by increasing annual mandatory funding and reducing application barriers.
Sen. Welch (D-VT) introduced on November 6, 2025. View Senate cosponsors here. Rep. Plaskett (D-VI) introduced on November 21, 2025. View House cosponsors here. Read the press release here.
H.R. 2680 – The Expanding Access to School Meals Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Increases eligibility for free meals up to 224 percent of the federal poverty level
- Expands direct certification by including Medicaid as a category,
- Makes eligibility for free school meals retroactive to the beginning of the school year
- Increases funding for community eligibility schools by increasing the multiplier to 2.5.
Rep. Gottheimer (D-PA) introduced on April 7, 2025. View House cosponsors here.
H.R. 2402 – No Hungry Kids in School Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Creates a statewide community eligibility option.
Resources: Press release from Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA).
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) introduced on March 27, 2025. View House cosponsors here.
S.1431 – School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Increases federal funding for community eligibility schools
- Creates a statewide community eligibility option
- Improves direct certification
- Provides retroactive reimbursement for meals served to children who are certified for free or reduced-price meals later in the school year.
- Expand eligibility for free meals to children who receive SSI, as well as a subset of children being raised by grandparents or other relatives.
Sen. Fetterman (D-PA) introduced on April 11, 2025. View Senate cosponsors here.
H.R. 5731 – School Food Modernization Act
Take action: Urge your members of congress to co-sponsor.
What it does:
- Provides funding to help schools purchase equipment, upgrade infrastructure, and provide professional development that supports school nutrition professionals’ ability to provide students with nutritious school meals.
Rep. DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Rep. Thompson (R-PA) reintroduced in the House on October 10, 2025. Check to see current cosponsors in the House.
H.R. 7259 – Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Expands military families’ access to free and reduced-price school meals by removing servicemembers’ Basic Allowance for Housing from eligibility determinations and study the feasibility of streamlining eligibility determinations by assessing the feasibility of direct certification for military families.
Reps. Mike Levin (D-CA-49) and Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-07) introduced on January 28, 2026. See press release. View House cosponsors here.
H.R. 7542 – The Kids Need Lunch Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Guarantees school lunch for all students at no charge, eliminating income-based eligibility requirements and ensuring universal access.
- Ensures schools are fully reimbursed for meals served, with federal payment rates adjusted annually to keep pace with rising food costs.
- Reimburses schools for existing unpaid meal balances.
- Prohibits schools from collecting unpaid lunch charges from students or families.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) introduced on February 12, 2026. See press release.
Out of School Time
H.R. 6819 – Bridge to Summer Nutrition Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Increases the federal share of administrative costs for both SNAP and Summer EBT to 90 percent, if the state is operating the Summer EBT program.
Rep. Scott (D-GA) introduced in the House on December 17, 2025. See press release. View House cosponsors here.
S. 1622/H.R. 3217 – Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025
Take Action: Urge your members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Expands the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) Program by increasing the amount of benefits a family receives.
- Provides benefits during the school year for school breakfast and unanticipated school closures.
- Supports state implementation by phasing in the 50 percent administrative fund match.
- Provides $50 million in funds for implementation grants for states.
Sen. Murray (D-WA) introduced in the Senate and Rep. Levin (D-CA), and Hayes (D-CT) in the House on May 7, 2025. View Senate cosponsors here and House cosponsors here.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
H.R. 6088 / S. 3281 – Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
Take Action: Use the FRAC Action Network to urge your Members of Congress to pass the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act. For more information on engaging with your Members, contact Tim Klipp-Lockhart, tklipp-lockhart@frac.org, or Ellen Teller, eteller@frac.org. For information on SNAP, contact Gina Plata-Nino, gplata-nino@frac.org.
What it does:
- Repeals the budget reconciliation cuts (H.R. 1) to SNAP.
Resources:
- Press Release from House Agriculture Committee Democrats.
- Press Release and Link to Press Conference announcing introduction of the legislation from Senate Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Ben Ray Luján (D-NM).
- Letter by FRAC and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — and signed by nearly 1,500 organizations — urging Members to cosponsor the bill and to restore SNAP benefits.
- Supporting quotes from advocacy groups.
In the House, Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced on November 18, 2025. In the Senate, Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition Ranking Member Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced on November 20, 2025.
H.R. 7206 – Farm and Family Relief Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Delays the benefit cost-share by four years and the increased administrative cost-shift by two years.
Resources: View the Farm and Family Relief Act one-pager.
In the House, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced January 22, 2026.
H.R. 5129 / S. 2792 – Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Improves food security and health by improving SNAP benefit adequacy for all participants.
Resources:
In the Senate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced on September 11, 2025. In the House, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) introduced on September 4, 2025.
H.R. 7522 / S. 1628 – Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2025/2026
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Ends the three-month time limit on SNAP benefits for certain unemployed and underemployed adults who do not document sufficient hours of work each month.
Resources:
In the House, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) introduced on February 12, 2026. In the Senate, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced on May 6, 2025.
H.R. 6252 – Food Assurance and Security Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, to maintain an interagency food security measurement program to coordinate the annual collection, analysis, and reporting of data on food insecurity and hunger.
In the House, Reps. Wesley Bell (D-MO) and Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-CA) introduced on November 21, 2025.
S. 2512 / H.R. 4797–EATS Act of 2025
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Removes the restriction on SNAP eligibility for students to allow otherwise eligible students who are attending institutions of higher education (IHE) at least half time to participate in SNAP. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 temporarily exempted some students from certain SNAP eligibility requirements; these temporary student exemptions expired after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023.
- Provides that students enrolled at least half time in a recognized school, training program, or IHE constitute individual households (not residents of institutions) and may be eligible for SNAP benefits. (Participation in SNAP is limited to households).
Resources:
In the Senate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced on July 29, 2025. In the House, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) introduced on the same day.
H.R. 777 – Closing the College Hunger Gap Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Expands SNAP to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption.
In the Senate, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced on March 31, 2025. In the House, Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) introduced on the same day.
H.R. 5223 – RESTORE Act of 2025
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Allows individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under SNAP
In the House, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) introduced on September 9, 2025.
H.R. 7658 – Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Improves EBT security by providing a timeline for states to transition to chip cards and reimburses states for some of the transition costs.
In the House, Reps. Daniel Goldman (D-NY) and Michael Lawler (R-NY) introduced on February 24, 2026.
H.R. 5168 / S. XXX – Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Addresses inequalities in food assistance for Puerto Ricans by allowing Puerto Rico to fully participate in SNAP.
Resources:
- Press release from Sen. Gillibrand.
In the House, Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández (D-PR-At Large) introduced on September 8, 2025. In the Senate, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Charles Schumer (D-NY), and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced on March 2, 2026.
H.R. 793 – SNAP Benefits Fairness Act of 2025
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Repeals the SNAP shelter deduction benefit, thereby allowing a household to deduct all allowable housing expenses (e.g., rent or mortgage, electricity, and water costs) that exceed 50% of a household’s income after other deductions when calculating net income to determine SNAP benefits.
- Under current law, the shelter deduction is capped (unless at least one household member is an elderly or disabled individual), and the cap is adjusted annually for inflation. In FY2025, the shelter deduction is capped at $712 for households in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.
In the House, Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) introduced on January 28, 2025.
H.R. 3117 / S. 1540 – Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Requires states to replace 100% of snap benefits stolen through card skimming and similar fraud.
Resources: Press release from Rep. Lawler.
In the House, Rep. Meng (D-NY-6) and Rep. Lawler (R-NY-17) introduced on April 30, 2025. In the Senate, Sen. Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the same day.
H.R. 2489 – Hunger-Free Future Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Preserves the Thrifty Food Plan methodology to continue future SNAP benefit adjustments, ensuring that changes are not made to SNAP that would increase food insecurity.
Resources: Press release from Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH-11).
Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) introduced on March 31, 2025. View House cosponsors here.
Early Childhood
S.1420/H.R.2859 – The Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Increases the reimbursement for snacks and meals served by 10 cents
- Eliminates the two-tier system for qualifying family child care homes
Sens. Blumenthal (D-CT) and Smith (D-MN) introduced in the Senate and Reps. Bonamici (D-OR) and Landsman (D-OH) in the House on April 10, 2025. View Senate cosponsors here and House cosponsors here.
S.1447/H.R. 2818 – The Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Adds a third meal service to CACFP
- Changes the payment system for family child care programs to align with centers
- Simplifies eligibility reporting for for-profit child care centers by allowing annual eligibility.
Sens. Blumenthal (D-CT) and Smith (D-MN) introduced in the Senate and Reps. Bonamici (D-OR), Mackenzie (R-PA), and Landsman (D-OH) in the House on April 10, 2025. View Senate cosponsors here and House cosponsors here.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
H.R. 1464 / S. 3842
– MODERN WIC Act / 21st Century WIC Act
Take Action: Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor.
What it does:
- Makes flexible services options that allow for remote enrollment, services, and benefit issuance for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) permanent.
Resources:
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the 21st Century WIC Act on February 11, 2026. It is the companion bill for the MODERN WIC Act introduced by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) on February 21, 2025. View Senate cosponsors here and House cosponsors here.
