Universal school meal advocates said momentum is growing for these statewide efforts this year as the June 30 deadline nears for Congress to extend the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s waiver authority to keep universal meals in place.
One bipartisan Senate bill looking to extend the USDA’s waiver authority is still gaining support in Congress.
While the Senate remains in recess and the deadline to extend universal meals looms, state advocates support the effort but don’t plan to rely on it to ensure students in their areas can get free meals.
