Food for Thought Act of 2026
Latest action · Sep 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Oct 15, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 146, September 16, 2026, page H5983.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5432 | Food for Thought Act of 2026 | Identical bill | Sep 17, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to certain institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Food for Thought Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
