Legis Daily

Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3276| House 
| Updated: 5/11/2023
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (20)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2023 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. 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.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4108
Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2021
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
May 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4108
    Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2021


  • May 11, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 11, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Agriculture and Food

Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3276| House 
| Updated: 5/11/2023
Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2023 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. 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.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4108
Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2021
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
May 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4108
    Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act of 2021


  • May 11, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 11, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (20)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted