United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

HR 9587 — Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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In plain language

The bill aims to improve access to summer meal programs for children.

This bill focuses on enhancing the availability of summer meal programs to ensure children have access to nutritious food when school is out. It seeks to address food insecurity among children during the summer months.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families may have better access to nutritious meals for their children during the summer months.

Summary

Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2026 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026 This bill expands the Summer Food Service Program by permanently making all children eligible to participate in the program, requiring reimbursements to camps for meals served to all children, and allowing all locations to provide grab-and-go meal services.This Department of Agriculture program provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations (e.g., camps), primarily when school is not in session.The bill permanently allows all locations to provide non-congregate meal distribution, which is meal distribution outside of the typically required group, or congregate, setting (e.g., grab-and-go meal service). Current law limits non-congregate meal distribution to rural communities without access to a congregate meal site.Further, the bill expands eligible service institutions by permanently allowing for on-site or off-site (i.e., remote) food service monitoring.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands eligibility and modifies requirements for the summer food service program by allowing noncongregate meal options and ensuring all children can participate.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(D)

    , except that meals may be noncongregate

    Allows for meals to be provided in noncongregate settings.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(2)

    Eligibility.--All children shall be eligible to participate in the program under this section.

    Ensures that all children can participate in the summer food service program.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(3)(C)(ii)

    and

    Removes the conjunction to facilitate the addition of new criteria.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(3)(D)

    . → ; and

    Updates the sentence to introduce an additional requirement.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(3)

    conduct food service monitoring onsite or offsite.

    Introduces a requirement for monitoring of food services conducted.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(5)

    only for → for meals served to all children.

    Expands the context of meal service to include all children.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(13)(A)

    meals under this section may be made available → program

    Clarifies that meals can be made available for noncongregate consumption.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(13)

    subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (F)

    Eliminates specific subparagraphs to simplify regulations.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(13)(B)

    Priority.--States shall-- (i) identify areas with no congregate meal service that could benefit the most from the provision of noncongregate meals; and (ii) encourage participating service institutions in those areas to provide noncongregate meals as appropriate.

    Establishes a priority for identifying areas that need noncongregate meal services.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(13)

    Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations... to ensure the integrity of noncongregate meals.

    Sets a timeline for issuing regulations regarding noncongregate meal services.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(f)(3)

    , except that

    Removes restrictive language regarding provisions for certain meals.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1761(c)(1)

    (c)(1) Payments → (c) Payments

    Modifies the formatting of the payments subsection.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 9587 do?
Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2026 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2026 This bill expands the Summer Food Service Program by permanently making all children eligible to participate in the program, requiring reimbursements to camps for meals served to all children, and allowing all locations to provide grab-and-go meal services.This Department of Agriculture program provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations (e.g., camps), primarily when school is not in session.The bill permanently allows all locations to provide non-congregate meal distribution, which is meal distribution outside of the typically required group, or congregate, setting (e.g., grab-and-go meal service). Current law limits non-congregate meal distribution to rural communities without access to a congregate meal site.Further, the bill expands eligible service institutions by permanently allowing for on-site or off-site (i.e., remote) food service monitoring.
Who sponsors HR 9587?
HR 9587 is sponsored by McIver, LaMonica (Democratic) and Hayes, Jahana (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 9587?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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