HR 649 · 119th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-01-23· Sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.(2025-06-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 m…

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H.R. 649, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Feb 28, 2025

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on February 12, 2025

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Cosponsors (20)

4 Democrats16 Republicans