# 119-s-1021: Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025

119-s-1021, Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1021
- Congress: 119
- Title: Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Create a USDA-run Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program to boost SNAP purchases of naturally nutrient-rich dairy.** The bill would require USDA to test point-of-purchase incentives for fluid milk, yogurt, and cow-milk cheeses and to fund state and nonprofit projects that run those incentives. - Families and SNAP households: Households using SNAP would be offered incentives at checkout to increase the purchase and consumption of fluid milk, yogurt, and cheese made from cow's milk. - State and local governments and nonprofits: Eligible entities could compete for grants or cooperative agreements to design and run projects, with priority for proposals that put most funds into direct incentives and restrict earned incentives to dairy purchases. - Retailers and tech providers: Projects are expected to use point-of-sale electronic systems that can issue incentives, and entities may request funds to offset initial electronic benefit transfer technology costs. - USDA and program learning: USDA must fund independent, rigorous evaluations of each project, make results public, and transition existing Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives projects into the new program, repealing the old program after the transition is certified. *The bill would provide $10.0 million in mandatory funding each year and authorize an additional $10.0 million annually, increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More dairy help for SNAP families: benefit, low. If enacted, the Agriculture Secretary would set up a Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program within 180 days. The program would test ways to give SNAP shoppers incentives at checkout when they buy certain dairy products. The Secretary would award competitive grants to states and nonprofits to run project…
- Transition current milk incentive projects: benefit, low. If enacted, projects run under the existing Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives would be moved into the new program without interruption. The Secretary would apply DNIP rules and flexibilities to those projects. The old section would be repealed one year after the Secretary certifies the transition is co…
- Funding and evaluations for dairy incentives: mixed, low. If enacted, the program would get $10 million each fiscal year from the Treasury. The bill also authorizes another $10 million per year starting in 2025, but that extra money would be available only if Congress appropriates it. Up to 7% of DNIP funds in a year could be used for independent evaluati…
- Reporting and rules for dairy projects: mixed, low. If enacted, the Agriculture Secretary would report to the Agriculture committees by December 31 after the first full program year and every two years after. Reports must describe each project and include results from finished evaluations. The bill would bar program funds from paying for projects th…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1021 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1021)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1021 (as of 2026-04-21).