Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
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 school participating in the program from offering students any of these milk choices.
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 meals offered must be less than 10% of the total calories. Under the bill, fluid milk is excluded from the saturated fat content calculation; milk fat included in any fluid milk provided by the program must not be considered saturated fat for the purposes of measuring compliance with USDA regulations.
Finally, the bill prohibits schools participating in the program from purchasing or offering milk produced by Chinese state-owned enterprises.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1147 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1147
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow
schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to
serve whole milk.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2023
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Fulcher,
Mr. Balderson, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Trone, Mr. Austin Scott of
Georgia, Mr. Meuser, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Cartwright, Mr.
Banks, Mr. Baird, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr.
Perry, Mr. Simpson, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Mann, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Kelly of
Mississippi, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Slotkin, Mr. Steil, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Fitzgerald,
Mr. Barr, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Spanberger, Mr.
Moore of Alabama, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Joyce of
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow
schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to
serve whole milk.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. WHOLE MILK PERMISSIBLE.
Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--Lunches served by schools
participating in the school lunch program under this
Act--
``(i) shall offer students a variety of
fluid milk;
``(ii) may offer students flavored and
unflavored whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-
free fluid milk and lactose-free fluid milk;
and
``(iii) shall provide a substitute for
fluid milk for students whose disability
restricts their diet, on receipt of a written
statement from a licensed physician that
identifies the disability that restricts the
student's diet and that specifies the
substitute for fluid milk.''.
SEC. 3. HEALTHY MILK FAT.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 210.10 of title
7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to increase
the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal to account for
milk fat included in whole milk.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 922 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1147 and H.R. 357. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1147 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and H.R. 357 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on both measures. It also provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the 118th Congress before January 9, 2024, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 922. (consideration: CR H6889-6907; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6903)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1147 and H.R. 357. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1147 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and H.R. 357 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on both measures. It also provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the 118th Congress before January 9, 2024, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 922 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Scott DesJarlais to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1147.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luna amendment No. 1.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mills amendment No. 2.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tiffany amendment No. 3.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1147.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1147, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6921)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 330 - 99 (Roll no. 718).
Roll Call #718 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 330 - 99 (Roll no. 718).
Roll Call #718 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.