Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Thompson (PA)
In Committee
Summary
Would allow whole milk in federally funded school meals. This bill would let schools offer flavored and unflavored whole milk, organic or non-organic, as part of the school lunch program while changing how milk fat is treated for nutrition limits and restricting certain milk purchases.
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- Students and families: Students would gain more beverage choices including whole and lactose-free options. Schools must still provide a documented milk substitute for students whose disability restricts their diet.
- School meal programs: Milk fat in these allowed fluid milks would not count toward the average saturated fat limit used to check meal compliance under 7 C.F.R. § 210.10.
- Procurement and school authority: The Secretary would have to prohibit schools from buying milk produced by China state-owned enterprises, and the Secretary could not stop schools from offering the specified milk options.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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More milk choices for school kids
If enacted, schools in the National School Lunch Program could offer more milk choices. They could serve flavored and unflavored whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, fat-free, organic, and lactose-free milk. Participating schools would need to offer students a variety of fluid milk. If a student's disability restricts their diet, schools could provide a milk substitute. The school would need a written note from a licensed physician, parent, or guardian naming the disability and substitute. Milk fat in allowed school milk would not count as saturated fat for federal meal rules. Participating schools could not buy or offer milk made by a China state-owned enterprise. The Secretary could not stop schools from offering the permitted milk options.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Cosponsors
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Finstad
MN • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Franklin, Scott
FL • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Meuser
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Estes
KS • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Miller (IL)
IL • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Cammack
FL • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Scott, Austin
GA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Van Orden
WI • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
De La Cruz
TX • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Mann
KS • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Jackson (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Graves
MO • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Alford
MO • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Owens
UT • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Taylor
OH • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Perry
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Deluzio
PA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Mackenzie
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Hayes
CT • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Steil
WI • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Reschenthaler
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Ryan
NY • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Vasquez
NM • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Fischbach
MN • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Smucker
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Cuellar
TX • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Simpson
ID • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Golden (ME)
ME • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Messmer
IN • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Balderson
OH • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Rouzer
NC • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Kelly (MS)
MS • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Newhouse
WA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Hinson
IA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Moore (AL)
AL • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sorensen
IL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Harris (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Guest
MS • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Maloy
UT • R
Sponsored 1/24/2025
Gray
CA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Nunn (IA)
IA • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Collins
GA • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Letlow
LA • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Grothman
WI • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rulli
OH • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Baird
IN • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Bentz
OR • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Lucas
OK • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Womack
AR • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Houchin
IN • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Balint
VT • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Baumgartner
WA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Comer
KY • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Carter (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Foxx
NC • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Crawford
AR • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Onder
MO • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Yakym
IN • R
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
McClain Delaney
MD • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 2/24/2025
Johnson (SD)
SD • R
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Downing
MT • R
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Larsen (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Smith (NE)
NE • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Scholten
MI • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Miller-Meeks
IA • R
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 5/9/2025
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
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