119th Congress · introduced in the House · Oct 28, 2025
Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act
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Latest action (Oct 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Oct 28, 2025)
Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 7, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$33,123
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2326 / S.1129 - Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 (Oppose) H.R 3295 - Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (Support) H.R.5867/ S. 3669 - Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act (Support) House / Senate Agriculture-FDA Appropriations House / Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations House / Senate…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$188,300
Spent on own lobbying
…rm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 H.R. 1346 - Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 S. 1326 - Food Security and Farm Protection Act H.R.5867 - Plant Powered School Meals Pilot Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Education
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
Plant Powered School Meals Pilot Act: support for entire bill (H.R.5867, S.3669)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$42,169
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2326 / S.1129 - Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 (Oppose) H.R 3295 - Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (Support) H.R.5867/ S. 3669 - Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act (Support) House / Senate Agriculture-FDA Appropriations House / Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations House / Senate…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Education
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.5867/S.3669 Plant Powered School Meals Pilot Act: support for entire bill
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 14, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$39,753
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2326 / S.1129 - Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 (Oppose) H.R 3295 - Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (Support) H.R.5867/ S. 3669 - Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act (Support) House / Senate Agriculture-FDA Appropriations House / Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations House / Senate…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.5867/S.3669 Plant Powered School Meals Pilot Act: support for entire bill H.R.649/S.222 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act: opposition to parts of the bill, support fo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 9, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$72,387
Spent on own lobbying
…k for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (Oppose) H.R.2326 / S.1129 - Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 (Oppose) Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (Support) H.R.5867 - Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act (Support) House / Senate Agriculture-FDA Appropriations House / Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations House / Senate Interior…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing