Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2026
What it does
The Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to create a pilot program awarding grants to school food authorities serving high proportions of low-income students to provide 100 percent plant-based meal options, including funding for staff training, student education, and procurement from underserved and organic producers. It also establishes a separate pilot program to reimburse schools for the full cost of providing nondairy beverage substitutes for fluid milk, prioritizing schools with high rates of lactose intolerance or demonstrated dietary need. Grants for both programs would be authorized for up to $10 million and $2 million…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.