# 116-hr-6834: MILK Act

116-hr-6834, MILK Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6834
- Congress: 116
- Title: MILK Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Farmer's Milk in Low-Income Kitchens Act or the MILK Act This bill revises and expands the milk donation program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Specifically, the bill (1) increases funding for the program, and (2) requires USDA to carry out a program to match eligible dairy organizations with eligible distributors in order to facilitate the formation of eligible partnerships.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1049: National Heritage Area Act of 2020
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6834 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6834)

## Related
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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1049: National Heritage Area Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1049)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6834 (as of 2025-11-18).