S. 1236 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
FISCAL Act
Cosponsors: 2 (1 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-04-01
Latest action (2025-04-01): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
What S. 1236 does, in plain terms
Freedom in School Cafeterias and Lunches Act or the FISCAL Act 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. 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 student's parent or legal guardian). 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 consistent with (1) the most recent U.S. Dietary Guidelines, or (2) USDA-established nutritional standards if the milk is not included under those guidelines.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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