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Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025
4/2/2025, 2:53 AM
Summary of Bill S 1021
The program would offer financial incentives to SNAP participants who purchase dairy products, with the goal of improving their overall nutrition and health. The bill also includes provisions for evaluating the effectiveness of the program and reporting on its impact.
In addition to establishing the dairy nutrition incentive program, the bill may also address other related issues or make additional changes to existing legislation. The specific details of these other purposes are not outlined in the summary provided. Overall, Bill 119 s 1021 aims to promote dairy consumption among low-income individuals by providing incentives through the SNAP program. The bill may have broader implications for nutrition assistance programs and public health initiatives in the United States.
Congressional Summary of S 1021
Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025
This 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.
