{"bill":{"id":"119-s-1236","congress":119,"type":"S","number":1236,"title":"FISCAL Act","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2025-04-01","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000479","fullName":"Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]","party":"D","state":"PA","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-04-01","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-04-01","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-01","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches Act or the FISCAL Act</strong></p><p>This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to require that schools offer plant-based milk.</p><p>Under current law, schools must provide a substitute for fluid milk for students whose disability restricts their diet (on receipt of a written statement from a licensed physician). Schools may also substitute a nondairy beverage for fluid milk for students who have an identified medical or other special dietary need (on receipt of a written statement from a medical authority or a&nbsp;student's parent or legal guardian).</p><p>The bill eliminates the exceptions and documentation requirements. Instead, schools participating in the school lunch program must offer all students a plant-based milk option that is&nbsp;consistent with (1) the most recent U.S. Dietary Guidelines, or (2) USDA-established nutritional standards&nbsp;if the milk is&nbsp;not included under those guidelines. </p>","updateDate":"2026-02-25T16:57:01Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":483,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:34:37.636Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=FISCAL%20Act"}]}}