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.

Senator Sheehy (R-MT) introduced S5174 on July 30, 2026, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to mandate that school food authorities make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement. This is a procedural transparency measure with no authorized or appropriated funding. The bill is in its earliest legislative stage, with only two actions (introduction and referral to committee) and one cosponsor, Senator Schiff (D-CA). The legislative path requires committee markup, floor votes in both chambers, and presidential action before becoming law. The bill does not change the underlying procurement rules for school lunches—it only adds a public disclosure requirement for existing waiver processes. As such, there is no direct revenue impact on any publicly traded company. The agriculture sector is broadly affected only in that the bill increases oversight of domestic sourcing waivers, but this does not alter demand for agricultural commodities or processed foods. No tickers meet the causal chain gate because the mechanism (public disclosure) does not create a direct economic consequence for any specific company's revenue, costs, or competitive position.