Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025
Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Would Do** This bill would create a new program through the USDA to encourage people receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) to buy more dairy products. The program would offer incentives—likely discounts or rebates—on purchases of milk, yogurt, and cheese to make these nutrient-rich foods more affordable for low-income families. The USDA would partner with state and local governments and nonprofits to run pilot projects testing different incentive methods. **Who It Affects** The bill primarily affects SNAP recipients (people using food stamps) who would benefit from incentives to purchase dairy.
It also impacts dairy farmers and producers who could see increased demand for their products, as well as state and local governments and nonprofits that would administer the programs. **Current Status** The bill (S 1021) was introduced by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) in the 119th Congress and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full Senate. The bill includes funding to pay for the program and requires independent evaluation to measure whether the incentives actually increase dairy purchases among low-income families.
CRS Official Summary
Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a dairy nutrition incentive program to develop and test methods to increase the purchase and consumption of dairy under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).Specifically, the program must provide an incentive to SNAP benefit recipients for the purchase of naturally nutrient-rich dairy, which the bill defines to include fluid milk, yogurt, and cheese made from cow's milk. To carry out the program, USDA must enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide competitive grants to, state or local governments and nonprofit organizations for projects. The bill provides funding for the program for each fiscal year.USDA must provide for an independent evaluation of each project that measures, to the maximum extent practicable, the effect of incentives on purchases of naturally nutrient-rich dairy by SNAP recipients.Projects currently carried out by the USDA Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) program must be transitioned to the new dairy nutrition incentive program; the bill repeals the HFMI program one year after USDA certifies that the transition is complete.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.