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Renaming the National School Lunch Program Act of 2025 (HR-1967) · Congress.wiki

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United StatesHouse Bill 1967HR 1967

Renaming the National School Lunch Program Act of 2025

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Introduced March 6, 2025 by Bonnie Watson Coleman · Last progress 1 year ago

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Renames the National School Lunch Act in honor of civil rights leader Jean E. Fairfax and updates that name everywhere it appears in federal law. It does not change who gets school meals, how the program runs, or how it’s funded.

Congress also states findings recognizing Fairfax’s work to advance fair education and expand school meals in low‑income, mostly minority communities, and notes that the current namesake, Richard B. Russell, opposed civil rights and supported segregation. The change takes effect upon enactment.