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HR 1539 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other…

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To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2023 Introduced by: Carter, Troy A. Democratic · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 10, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires schools to substitute a nondairy beverage for fluid milk in the National School Lunch Program upon the request of a student or their parent or guardian. Under current law, schools participating in the program may provide a substitute at the request of a medical authority or the student's parent or guardian.

The bill also removes current requirements that (1) the substitute request be based on an identified medical or other special dietary need that restricts the student's diet, and (2) the school food authority pay for any additional expenses resulting from providing the substitute that exceed the covered reimbursement amounts.

What's happening now March 10, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1539: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1539/
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"H.R. 1539: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1539/.
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H.R. 1539, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1539/.
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[H.R. 1539: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or guardian of such student, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1539/)
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