Bill · S. 1236· Senate(119-S-1236)
FISCAL Act
- Introduced
- 4/1/2025
- Last activity
- 4/1/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- John Fetterman
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches Act" or the "FISCAL Act," aims to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The primary purpose is to require schools to offer a variety of milk to students in the school lunch program. Specifically, the bill seeks to include plant-based milk options alongside traditional fluid milk. These changes would apply to the nutritional standards and guidelines currently in place for school lunches.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would children be better off under this?+5
Children benefit from increased dietary choices and access to plant-based milk options in school.
Would students be better off under this?+5
Students gain more dietary flexibility and options within the school lunch program.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+3
Low-income families benefit from more nutritional variety in federally subsidized school meals.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Milk Variety: By amending the requirement from just "fluid milk" to "milk, including fluid milk and plant-based milk," students will have more choices in the school lunch program (Section 2(a)(1) and (2)).
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Flexibility for Plant-Based Options: The bill allows for plant-based milk that may not be included under existing guidelines, provided it is consistent with nutritional standards established by the Secretary (Section 2(a)(2)(A)(i)-(ii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+5Good For Students+5Good For Low Income Households+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+3
- 4/1/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
John KennedyRepublican · Louisiana