H.R. 649

119 HR 649 IH: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 649  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania  (for himself,  Ms. Schrier ,  Mr. Finstad ,  Ms. Craig ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida ,  Mr. Meuser ,  Mr. Estes ,  Mr. Fleischmann ,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Mrs. Cammack ,  Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ,  Mr. Van Orden ,  Mr. Langworthy ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Ms. De La Cruz ,  Mr. Bost ,  Mr. Mann ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Fulcher ,  Mr. Jackson of Texas ,  Mr. Graves ,  Mr. Moolenaar ,  Mr. Fitzgerald ,  Mr. Alford ,  Mr. Bacon ,  Mr. Owens ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Taylor ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mr. Perry ,  Mr. Deluzio ,  Mr. Mackenzie ,  Mrs. Hayes ,  Mr. Bresnahan ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Mr. Harder of California ,  Mr. Steil ,  Mr. Reschenthaler ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ,  Mr. Barr ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mr. Ryan ,  Mr. Vasquez ,  Mrs. Fischbach ,  Mr. Smucker ,  Mr. Cuellar ,  Mr. Simpson ,  Mr. Golden of Maine ,  Mr. Rose ,  Mr. Messmer ,  Mr. Carter of Georgia ,  Mr. Lawler ,  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Balderson ,  Mr. Rouzer ,  Mr. Kelly of Mississippi ,  Mr. Wied ,  Mr. Newhouse ,  Mrs. Hinson ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Courtney ,  Mr. Valadao ,  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    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025  .
2.
Organic or non-organic whole milk permissible
Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
(A)
In general
Lunches served by schools participating in the school lunch program under this Act—
(i)
shall offer students a variety of fluid milk;
(ii)
may offer students flavored and unflavored organic or non-organic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free fluid milk and lactose-free fluid milk; and
(iii)
shall provide a substitute for fluid milk for students whose disability restricts their diet, on receipt of a written statement from a licensed physician, parent, or legal guardian that identifies the disability that restricts the student’s diet and that specifies the substitute for fluid milk.
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
Saturated fat
Milk fat included in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered saturated fat for purposes of measuring compliance with the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal under section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
(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.
(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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