DONOR Milk Act
Sponsored By: Representative DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create federal oversight and safety standards for pasteurized donor human milk. It defines pasteurized donor human milk, requires inspections of milk-handling facilities, and provides grant support to help registered entities meet safety and labeling rules.
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- Parents and infants would get clearer safety rules for donated milk. The milk must be expressed by a mother, pasteurized, and dispensed without additives.
- Milk banks and other registered entities would face tighter rules and limits on nonprofit food-service exemptions. They would be eligible for grants to upgrade equipment, obtain certifications, or hire third-party food safety consultants.
- The Food and Drug Administration would be required to carry out annual, risk-based inspections of any facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds pasteurized donor human milk, including unannounced visits, beginning no later than one year after enactment.
*Would authorize $8.0 million in appropriations to fund grants helping registered nonprofit milk-handling entities comply.*
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Stricter rules and grants for donor milk
If enacted, the bill would define "pasteurized donor human milk" as milk a mother donates for another infant. The milk would have to be collected, pasteurized, and dispensed with no additives. The Secretary would inspect facilities that handle this milk at least once a year, starting within one year of enactment, using unannounced, risk-based inspections. Food establishments that handle critical foods would lose a nonprofit exemption starting on the date of enactment. The Secretary would also award grants to nonprofit milk banks registered under section 415(c) to pay for equipment, certifications, and third-party food-safety consultants. The bill would authorize $8,000,000, available until spent, to carry out those grants.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/23/2026
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/1/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
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