119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 5867: Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act
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Summary
This bill establishes pilot programs for providing 100% plant-based food and milk options in school meals and expands access to nondairy beverages in school meals.
Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must carry out a pilot program to award grants for purposes such as training food service personnel on serving 100% plant-based food options and covering additional costs of buying plant-based foods. USDA must give priority in awarding pilot program grants to school food authorities that will use the funds to serve a high proportion of children who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The bill also requires a school participating in the school lunch program to substitute a nondairy beverage that is nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk, and meets USDA-established standards, if the student's parent or legal guardian submits a written request for such substitution. Further, a school has the option to offer each student a nondairy beverage as a substitute for fluid milk if it meets these same standards.
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USDA must also establish a pilot program to reimburse eligible schools for the cost of providing a nondairy beverage as a substitute for fluid milk. Eligible schools are those where at least 50% of the students served are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Alma Adams D-NCOriginal
- Julia Brownley D-CAOriginal
- Lloyd Doggett D-TXOriginal
- Dwight Evans D-PAOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Ted Lieu D-CAOriginal
- Lucy McBath D-GAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Lateefah Simon D-CAOriginal
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Laura Friedman D-CA
- Suhas Subramanyam D-VA
- Veronica Escobar D-TX
- André Carson D-IN
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ
- Dan Goldman D-NY
- Frederica Wilson D-FL
- Adelita Grijalva D-AZ
- Ilhan Omar D-MN
- James McGovern D-MA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Nydia Velázquez.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.