Congress 118 - HR 1147 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agriculture and Food Asia Child health China Department of Agriculture Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Nutrition and diet

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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.

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Dec 18, 2023

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
Dec 14, 2023

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Dec 13, 2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 13, 2023

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 330 - 99 (Roll no. 718).
Dec 13, 2023

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 330 - 99 (Roll no. 718).
Dec 13, 2023

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6921)
Dec 13, 2023

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.
Dec 13, 2023

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Dec 13, 2023

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Dec 13, 2023

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1147.
Dec 13, 2023

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.
Dec 13, 2023

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.
Dec 13, 2023

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.
Dec 13, 2023

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1147.
Dec 13, 2023

The Speaker designated the Honorable Scott DesJarlais to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Dec 13, 2023

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 922 and Rule XVIII.
Dec 13, 2023

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.
Dec 13, 2023

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 922. (consideration: CR H6889-6907; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6903)
Dec 11, 2023

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.
Jun 30, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
Jun 30, 2023

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-131.
Jun 6, 2023

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 13.
Jun 6, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 21, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 21, 2023

Introduced in House

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