Search

Search bills, members, committees and pages...

Sign In

H.R. 5128

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5128, the Feed Hungry Kids Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Laura Gillen (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Sep 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5128 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb5128/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5128 IH: Feed Hungry Kids Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-04
 text/xml
 EN
 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5128  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 4, 2025   Ms. Gillen  (for herself and  Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to lower the minimum identified student percentage for universal meal service in high poverty areas to 25 percent, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Feed Hungry Kids Act  .
2.
Identified student percentage
Section 11(a)(1)(F)(viii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)(viii) ) is amended—
(1)
in subclause (II), by striking  For  and inserting  In accordance with subclause (III), for ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(III)
Full implementation after July 1, 2025
For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2025, the threshold shall be 25 percent.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to lower the minimum identified student percentage for universal meal service in high poverty areas to 25 percent, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Laura Gillen (D) sponsors H.R. 5128, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5128 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Sep 4, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5128 has taken 2 actions since Sep 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5128 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5128 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Feed Hungry Kids Act — Display Title
  • Feed Hungry Kids Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to lower the minimum identified student percentage for universal meal service in high poverty areas to 25 percent, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5128 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5128’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr5128/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5128, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 145 (Thursday, September 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GILLEN:H.R. 5128.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8, Article I[Page H3862]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com