S 1236 · in committee · significant
FISCAL Act
- education
What this bill does
- Schools must offer plant-based milk as an option in the National School Lunch Program.
- All students gain access to non-dairy milk alternatives without needing medical documentation.
- Schools must comply by offering plant-based milk meeting federal dietary or nutritional standards.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would schools in under-resourced districts manage the cost of adding plant-based milk options to existing lunch budgets?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that plant-based milk alternatives meet the same nutritional needs as dairy milk for growing children?
- 03
Which groups would benefit most from removing the medical documentation requirement for non-dairy milk access in school lunches?
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Sponsor · D-PA
John Fetterman
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Introduced 2025-04-01
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Legislative timeline
2025-04-01 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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