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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1539.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 46, March 10, 2023, Page H1280):
  Interstate Commerce Clause of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Dairy Milk Substitute in School Lunch
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 10, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1539, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1539

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 6, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  99efae60edccfe0fe8cf6bbef4c04a427a0a155c5d7497c33b680d9966ecdc9a

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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