ACR 115 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Urges United States Congress to pass "Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023."

This concurrent resolution (ACR 115) urges the U.S. Congress to pass the "Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023." If enacted, that federal bill would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to all public school students, regardless of family income, and eliminate school meal debt while reimbursing schools for past unpaid meals. It directly affects all school children in the U.S., particularly those from food-insecure households, by ensuring consistent access to meals without financial barriers. The resolution highlights that 12 million children faced food insecurity at the pandemic's peak and aims to make universal school meals a permanent federal policy.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action Sep 19, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024

How they voted

5213
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 80
Jun 28, 2024
D Democratic52
49 Yea 3
94% Yea
R Republican28
3 Yea 13 Nay 12
46% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 19, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (52-13-6)
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors