House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to exclude certain military housing allowances from the calculation of household income, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Levin D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7259.
- 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. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Page H1916):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7259, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7259
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 6, 2026). 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin.
- H.R. 7543 (119th) Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
- H.R. 1423 (119th) Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
- H.R. 5195 (119th) Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act
- H.R. 2862 (119th) Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
- H.R. 7038 (119th) Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
- H.R. 7398 (119th) Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.