Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
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 |
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.
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 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2819 | Glenn Thompson R-PA | Jun 13, 2023 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2143 | Glenn Thompson R-PA | May 9, 2023 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1303 | John Joyce R-PA | Mar 22, 2023 |
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
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
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
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2023Placed on Calendar Senate
- Dec 13, 2023Engrossed in House
- Jun 30, 2023Reported in House
- Feb 21, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
