S. 5174 119th Congress Senate

American Food for American Schools Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2026 Introduced by: Tim Sheehy Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Jul 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Jul 30, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Related & companion bills 3

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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Lobbying activity 1

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AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED
for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
1 filing
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
1 filing
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
1 filing
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
1 filing
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1 filing
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
1 filing
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jul 30, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5174: American Food for American Schools Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5174/

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"S. 5174: American Food for American Schools Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5174/.

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S. 5174, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5174/.

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