Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2876

119th Congress

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 18, 2025

Primary Sponsor

John Fetterman

D - PA

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

The School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023 would direct the US Department of Agriculture to forgive and pay off all existing household debts for school breakfast and lunch programs. This would eliminate the debt that families owe to their local school districts for unpaid meal costs.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

The School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023 would direct the US Department of Agriculture to forgive and pay off all existing household debts for school breakfast and lunch programs. This would eliminate the debt that families owe to their local school districts for unpaid meal costs.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2023This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to cancel and eliminate all household school meal debts (as of the date of the bill's enactment) under the school breakfast and lunch programs. USDA must also pay the amount of the cancelled debt to each local educational authority using Commodity Credit Corporation funds.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill would cancel all existing school meal debts owed by households to local school districts.
The USDA would use funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay off the cancelled debts to the school districts.
This would relieve financial burdens on low-income families who struggle to afford school meals for their children.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would directly benefit millions of families across the country who have accumulated unpaid school meal debt. This would ease financial pressure on low-income households and ensure all students have access to nutritious school breakfasts and lunches regardless of their family's ability to pay. It could also reduce stigma and embarrassment for students whose families cannot afford school meals.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2876, 119th Congress (2025). "Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2876