House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2023

H.R. 5619Introduced Sep 21, 2023Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Where it went

IntroducedSep 21, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 21, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5619.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 153, September 21, 2023, Page H4457):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: School meals for military families
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 21, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats

2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.

Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Juan Vargas (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-49 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.