HR 1147 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

Introduced Feb 21, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Glenn Thompson R-PA

Latest action · Dec 18, 2023 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 21, 2023
Passed HouseDec 13, 2023
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 718	On Passage	Passed330–99	Dec 13, 2023

Cosponsors 134

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 21, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-VA	Abigail Davis Spanberger	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-AL	Barry Moore	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-VA	Ben Cline	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-WI	Bryan Steil	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-NY	Claudia Tenney	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-PA	Daniel Meuser	Original	Feb 21, 2023
D-MD	David J. Trone	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-SD	Dusty Johnson	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik	Original	Feb 21, 2023
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-IN	James R. Baird	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-IN	Jim Banks	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-PA	John Joyce	Original	Feb 21, 2023
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	Feb 21, 2023
D-WA	Kim Schrier	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-IA	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-IL	Mary E. Miller	Original	Feb 21, 2023
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-TX	Michael Cloud	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-WI	Mike Gallagher	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Feb 21, 2023
D-NY	Patrick Ryan	Original	Feb 21, 2023
D-NY	Paul Tonko	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-IA	Randy Feenstra	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-ID	Russ Fulcher	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-WI	Scott Fitzgerald	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-KS	Tracey Mann	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-MS	Trent Kelly	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-OH	Troy Balderson	Original	Feb 21, 2023
R-CA	David G. Valadao		Feb 24, 2023
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Feb 24, 2023
R-TX	Ronny Jackson		Feb 24, 2023
R-MO	Mark Alford		Feb 27, 2023
R-WI	Glenn Grothman		Mar 7, 2023
R-WI	Derrick Van Orden		Mar 9, 2023
D-NM	Gabe Vasquez		Mar 21, 2023
R-TX	Monica De La Cruz		Mar 21, 2023
D-CA	Josh Harder		Mar 23, 2023
R-NY	Marcus J. Molinaro		Mar 28, 2023
D-CT	Joe Courtney		Apr 6, 2023
D-CT	Jahana Hayes		Apr 25, 2023
R-LA	Julia Letlow		Apr 27, 2023
R-VA	Bob Good		Apr 28, 2023
R-TN	John W. Rose		Apr 28, 2023
D-CA	Jim Costa		May 2, 2023
R-WY	Harriet M. Hageman		May 5, 2023
D-ME	Jared F. Golden		May 5, 2023
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko		May 9, 2023
D-HI	Jill N. Tokuda		May 10, 2023
R-MI	Tim Walberg		May 11, 2023
R-NY	Brandon Williams		May 15, 2023
R-TX	Pete Sessions		May 15, 2023
R-NY	Nicholas A. Langworthy		May 16, 2023
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		May 17, 2023
R-MN	Pete Stauber		May 17, 2023
R-IA	Ashley Hinson		May 18, 2023
R-KY	James Comer		May 22, 2023
R-MO	Jason Smith		May 22, 2023
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick		May 23, 2023
D-ME	Chellie Pingree		May 23, 2023
R-NE	Don Bacon		May 23, 2023
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.		May 23, 2023
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		May 23, 2023
R-TX	August Pfluger		May 24, 2023
R-TX	John R. Carter		May 24, 2023
R-TX	Kay Granger		May 24, 2023
R-MI	Lisa C. McClain		May 24, 2023
R-WA	Dan Newhouse		May 25, 2023
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		May 25, 2023
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy		May 25, 2023
R-FL	Kat Cammack		May 25, 2023
R-KS	Ron Estes		May 25, 2023
R-MN	Brad Finstad		May 26, 2023
R-NC	David Rouzer		May 26, 2023
D-NJ	Jefferson Van Drew		May 26, 2023
R-CA	John S. Duarte		May 26, 2023
R-OR	Lori Chavez-DeRemer		May 26, 2023
R-OH	Max L. Miller		May 26, 2023
R-IL	Mike Bost		May 26, 2023
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls		May 26, 2023
R-IA	Zachary Nunn		May 26, 2023
R-UT	Burgess Owens		May 31, 2023
D-GA	David Scott		May 31, 2023
D-NC	Donald G. Davis		May 31, 2023
R-AL	Jerry L. Carl		May 31, 2023
R-SC	Joe Wilson		May 31, 2023
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		May 31, 2023
R-NY	Michael Lawler		May 31, 2023
R-MN	Michelle Fischbach		May 31, 2023
R-TX	Nathaniel Moran		May 31, 2023
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube		May 31, 2023
R-GA	Rick W. Allen		Jun 1, 2023
R-AZ	David Schweikert		Jun 5, 2023
R-IN	Erin Houchin		Jun 5, 2023
D-WI	Mark Pocan		Jun 5, 2023
R-FL	Scott Franklin		Jun 5, 2023
D-PA	Susan Wild		Jun 5, 2023
D-IL	Jonathan L. Jackson		Jun 9, 2023
D-MN	Angie Craig		Jun 15, 2023
R-ND	Kelly Armstrong		Jun 15, 2023
R-WV	Carol D. Miller		Jun 16, 2023
R-TX	Keith Self		Jun 16, 2023
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jun 16, 2023
R-FL	Michael Waltz		Jun 16, 2023
R-SC	Nancy Mace		Jun 16, 2023
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV		Jun 20, 2023
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jun 20, 2023
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter		Jun 20, 2023
R-IN	Greg Pence		Jun 20, 2023
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn		Jun 20, 2023
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Jun 20, 2023
R-TX	Roger Williams		Jun 20, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta		Jun 21, 2023
R-OK	Kevin Hern		Jun 21, 2023
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene		Jun 21, 2023
R-OR	Cliff Bentz		Jun 22, 2023
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Jun 22, 2023
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Jun 22, 2023
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Jun 23, 2023
R-NY	Nicole Malliotakis		Jun 23, 2023
D-PA	Christopher R. Deluzio		Jun 27, 2023
R-FL	Cory Mills		Jun 27, 2023
R-FL	Maria Elvira Salazar		Jun 27, 2023
R-KS	Jake LaTurner		Jun 30, 2023
D-CO	Yadira Caraveo		Jun 30, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Feb 21, 2023Markup Jun 6, 2023Reported Jun 30, 2023

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 18, 2023Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
Dec 14, 2023Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Dec 13, 2023Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 922. (consideration: CR H6889-6907; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6903)
Dec 13, 2023Rule 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, 2023House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 922 and Rule XVIII.

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In the Congressional Record 8

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1247	Val T. Hoyle D-OR	Dec 19, 2023
Senate	Debate and remarks S6025	Charles E. Schumer D-NY	Dec 18, 2023
House · Senate	Debate and remarks H6945, H6946, S5987, S6006	Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Glenn Thompson R-PA, Roger Marshall R-KS	Dec 14, 2023
House	Debate and remarks H6889–H6907Text printed H6903Amendments H6904, H6905Recorded votes H6921enact	Anna Paulina Luna R-FL (amendment), Cory Mills R-FL (amendment), Daniel Meuser R-PA, Derrick Van Orden R-WI, Glenn Grothman R-WI, Glenn Thompson R-PA, Jim Costa D-CA, John Joyce R-PA, John W. Rose R-TN, Lloyd Smucker R-PA, Marcus J. Molinaro R-NY, Mary E. Miller R-IL, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Thomas P. Tiffany R-WI (amendment), Troy A. Carter D-LA, Virginia Foxx R-NC	Dec 13, 2023
House	Debate and remarks H6827, H6828–H6832Text printed H6828Amendments H6832Recorded votes H6832, H6833consideration (H. Res. 922), previous question	Kim Schrier D-WA, Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA (amendment), Michelle Fischbach R-MN, Mike Thompson D-CA, Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY	Dec 12, 2023

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 118-131

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jun 13, 2023H.R. 1147, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 6, 2023

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution in that the legislation exercises legislative powers granted to Congress by that clause ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States or any Department or Office thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: Allowing additional milk varieties into school lunch

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 34, February 21, 2023, page H868.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 118-19	HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pages	Agriculture Committee	Feb 14, 2024

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

About this bill 2

Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R49345	Implementation of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (P.L. 119-69): In Brief	Report	Sep 9, 2026
IN12548	The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (P.L. 119-69)	Insight	Jan 21, 2026

Amendments 3

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 835	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 118-308 to ensure that the whole milk served in schools can be organic or non-organic.	Anna Paulina Luna R-FL	On agreeing to the Luna amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 836	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 118-308 to prohibit schools participating in the school lunch program from purchasing or offering milk produced by China state-owned enterprises.	Cory Mills R-FL	On agreeing to the Mills amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 837	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 118-308 to prevent the United States Department of Agriculture from issuing any rule that bans varieties of milk covered in this bill, including chocolate milk.	Thomas P. Tiffany R-WI	On agreeing to the Tiffany amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 922	Providing for consideration of the bill (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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 357) to require the head of an agency to issue and sign any rule issued by that agency, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.	Related bill	Dec 12, 2023
S 1957	Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023	Related bill	Jun 13, 2023
HR 8467	Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024	Related bill	May 24, 2024
HR 10514	Conservation Reinvestment Act	Related bill	Dec 19, 2024

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: 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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
Short Title(s) as Reported to House: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 4

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