Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023
Sent to committee the day it was introduced and never scheduled for a markup.
- BillS. 1568
- Congress118th Congress, 2023 to 2025
- SponsorBernie Sanders (Independent, VT)
- IntroducedMay 11, 2023
- Cause of deathDied in committee
- Died inthe Senate
- Companion billH.R. 3204 (Rep. Ilhan Omar)
What it would have done
Made school breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack free for every student regardless of family income, and canceled existing school meal debt.
The path to law
The bill was referred to committee and the chair never scheduled a markup. No member of Congress had to vote on it. This is how most bills die, and it leaves no fingerprints.
Other lives of this bill
119th CongressUniversal School Meals Program Act. Reintroduced in May 2026.
The record
Last verified November 10, 2026.