H.R. 9164 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

FRESH Act

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Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14

Introduced: 2026-06-04

Latest action (2026-06-04): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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School Milk Refrigeration Equipment Assistance Act of 2025

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To ensure elementary and secondary schools have refrigeration equipment capable of storing milk safely, so that students have access to chilled milk during school meals.

Bipartisan rationale: Democratic priorities: ensures that low-income school districts, which often lack adequate refrigeration, can access federal help to improve school meal quality and child nutrition. Republican priorities: limits federal involvement by routing funds through state agencies, applies a matching requirement to maintain local control, caps funding, imposes a five-year sunset, and uses existing CCC balances rather than new taxes or deficit spending.

Funding: Redirect of 0.1 percent of unobligated bal $10 million per fiscal year, c Sunset 5y Oversight: Office of Inspector General, U Enforcement: States found to have misused grant f
→ Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause for general welfare via school meal programs) → Tenth Amendment (funds flow through states, not directly to schools, preserving state sovereignty) → Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 (funding via Commodity Credit Corporation related to agricultural support)

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Amendment X Article I, Section 8, Clause 12

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