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S. 2559

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Summary

S. 2559, the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 30, 2025 by Sen. Andy Kim (D). It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Jul 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


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Text

S. 2559 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2559/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2559 IS: Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
2025-07-30
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2559
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2025
Mr. Kim introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate
certain requirements under the summer food service program for children, and for other
purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 .
2.
Summer food service program for children amendments
(a)
In general
Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting , except that meals may be non-congregate before the period at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Eligibility
All children shall be eligible to participate in the program under this section.
;
(C)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking and ;
(ii)
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:
(E)
conduct food service monitoring onsite or offsite.
; and
(D)
in paragraph (5), by striking only for and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for meals served to all children. ; and
(2)
in subsection (f)(3), by striking , except that and all that follows through section .
(b)
Regulations
The Secretary shall issue or revise regulations in accordance with the amendments made by this section, including paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 225.15(d) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 13(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761(c) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking paragraph (2); and
(2)
by striking
(c)
(1) Payments and inserting the following:
(c)
Payments
Payments
.

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  1. Introduced2025-07-30
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jul 30, 2025

sb2559/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (07/30/2025)

Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2025 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025

This bill permanently makes all children eligible to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. This includes requiring reimbursement to camps for meals served to all children.

This Department of Agriculture program provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations, primarily when school is not in session. Specifically, the bill extends certain program modifications, which generally expanded the program and were authorized and implemented to respond to COVID-19.

For example, the bill permanently authorizes non-congregate meal distribution, which is meal distribution outside of the typically required group, or congregate, setting (e.g., grab-and-go meal service).

Further, the bill expands eligible service institutions by permanently allowing for on-site or off-site (i.e., remote) food service monitoring.

Sponsors

Sen. Andy Kim (D) sponsors S. 2559 alone.

Committees

S. 2559 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · Jul 30, 2025 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 2559 has taken 2 actions since Jul 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 30, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Jul 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2559 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2559.

Titles

S. 2559 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Summer Meals REACH Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate certain requirements under the summer food service program for children, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named S. 2559 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Welfare.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGERAnti-hunger nonprofit organizationCalifornia11
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$670K4th Quarter - Report
MAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGERMAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGER2026 second_quarter2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2559 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2559’s is Agriculture and Food.

s2559/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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