United StatesSummer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
What it does
This bill establishes a grant program to support summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site.
More detail
Specifically, the Department of Education must use funds provided for the program to award competitive grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site.
The program is open to local educational agencies that include schools where at least 50% of the students in prekindergarten through grade 3 are (1) reading below grade level at grade 3, or (2) at risk of reading below grade level at grade 3.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 6Introduced in SenateLatest
- Aug 6Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Introduced