# 119-hr-592: Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025

119-hr-592, Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-592
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Makes flavored and unflavored fluid milk mandatory in school lunches while permitting optional lactose-free milk.** This bill would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools to offer both flavored and unflavored fluid milk to students and to allow schools the option to offer lactose-free fluid milk under the program.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More milk choices for students: benefit, low. If enacted, schools that take part in the National School Lunch Program would have to offer both flavored and unflavored fluid milk to students. Schools could also choose to offer lactose-free fluid milk but would not have to. This would take effect upon enactment. The bill does not provide extra m…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-592 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/592)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-592 (as of 2026-04-21).