119:hr:649 — Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

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Introduced by

Glenn Thompson

R Republican · House · PA-15 R+19

Chair · House Committee on Agriculture

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.

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Jun 05, 2025

committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.

Education and Workforce Committee

Jun 05, 2025

other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.

Feb 12, 2025

committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Education and Workforce Committee

Feb 12, 2025

committee Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 10.

Education and Workforce Committee

Jan 23, 2025

introduced Introduced in House

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00 Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Currently, schools participating in the program must provide milk that is consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow milk to be flavored or unflavored. The bill modifies these restrictions and instead permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk. The milk that is offered may be organic or nonorganic. Further, USDA may not prohibit a participating school from offering students any of these milk choices. Further, schools currently must provide a substitute for fluid milk, on receipt of a written statement from a licensed physician, for students whose disability restricts their diet. Under the bill, a parent or legal guardian may also provide the written statement. In addition, schools currently participating in the program must provide meals that meet certain nutrition requirements; USDA regulations require that the average saturated fat content of the meals offered must be less than 10% of the total calories. Under the bill, fluid milk is excluded from the saturated fat content calculation; milk fat included in any fluid milk provided by the program must not be considered saturated fat for the purposes of measuring compliance with USDA regulations. Finally, the bill prohibits schools participating in the program from purchasing or offering milk produced by Chinese state-owned enterprises.

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[H.R. 649 Introduced in House (IH)]

+[H.R. 649 Reported in House (RH)]

<DOC>

+Union Calendar No. 111

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 649

+

+[Report No. 119-142]

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow

schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to

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Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Jackson of

Illinois, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Guest) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

+

+June 5, 2025

+

+Additional sponsors: Ms. Maloy, Mr. Gray, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Riley

+of New York, Mr. Collins, Mr. Mannion, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. Allen,

+Ms. Letlow, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Rulli, Ms. DelBene, Mr.

+Baird, Mr. Bentz, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Lucas,

+Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Womack, Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. Houchin, Ms.

+Balint, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr.

+Baumgartner, Mr. Comer, Mr. Carter of Texas, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Foxx, Mr.

+LaMalfa, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Onder, Mr.

+Moylan, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.

+Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Downing, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms.

+Stefanik, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Ms. Scholten, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr.

+Tiffany, and Mr. Feenstra

+

+June 5, 2025

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed

+in italic]

+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January

+23, 2025]

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``(E) Prohibition on certain purchases.--The

Secretary shall prohibit schools participating in the

school lunch program under this Act from purchasing or

-offering milk produced by China state-owned

-enterprises.

+offering milk produced by a China state-owned

+enterprise.

``(F) Limitation on authority.--The Secretary may

not prohibit any school participating in the school

lunch program under this Act from offering students the

milk described in subparagraph (A)(ii).''.

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+Union Calendar No. 111

+

+119th CONGRESS

+

+1st Session

+

+H. R. 649

+

+[Report No. 119-142]

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+A BILL

+

+To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow

+schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to

+serve whole milk.

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+June 5, 2025

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Lobbying activity

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PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU

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7

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EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE (FORMERLY EDGE)

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5

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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION

AGRFOO

5

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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

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5

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NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION

AGR

5

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EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE

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FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA

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5

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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION

AGRFOO

5

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MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION

AGRHCR

5

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SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION

AGR

5

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