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To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to offer a variety of milk to students participating in the school lunch program, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the National School Lunch Act to require schools to offer a variety of milk options to students, including both traditional fluid milk and plant-based milk alternatives. Plant-based milk options must meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture or other applicable guidelines. The bill removes previous restrictions that limited schools to offering only fluid dairy milk in school lunch programs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Fetterman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON $19,400
- SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP $16,900
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $16,500
- PLANNING ALLIANCE $13,200
- LAZARD CAPITAL MARKETS LTD $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Fetterman → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 1, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025
Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to offer a variety of milk to students participating in the school lunch program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches Act” or the “FISCAL Act”.
SEC. 2. TYPES OF MILK OFFERED UNDER THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking “Fluid milk” and inserting “Milk”;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clause (i)—
(i) by striking “fluid milk. Such milk” and inserting “milk, including fluid milk and plant-based milk, which”;
(ii) by inserting “or, in the case of a plant-based milk not included under those guidelines, consistent with nutritional standards established by the Secretary” after “(7 U.S.C. 5341)”; and
(iii) by inserting “and” after the semicolon;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking clause (iii);
(3) by striking subparagraph (B);
(4) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and
(5) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “or plant-based milk” after “fluid milk”.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—
(1) Section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting “or plant-based” before “milk”.
(2) Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) is amended by striking “fluid”. <all>
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