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Read. Follow. Verify.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Last action · June 5, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.Sponsors: Glenn Thompson and 118 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill allows schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve both organic and non-organic whole milk to students. It also updates federal regulations to ensure that milk fat is not counted toward limits and prohibits schools from purchasing milk produced by Chinese state-owned enterprises.
This legislation changes the nutritional standards for school meals, potentially increasing the variety of milk options available to students while establishing new procurement restrictions for school food suppliers.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
K-12 students
Students may have access to a wider variety of milk options, including whole milk, in their school meals.
School food service providers
Providers must comply with new procurement rules regarding milk from Chinese state-owned enterprises and adjust meal planning to reflect new saturated fat accounting.
Dairy producers
Producers of whole milk may see changes in demand for their products within the school lunch program.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does this bill force schools to serve whole milk?
Will serving whole milk violate federal saturated fat limits for school meals?
Are there any restrictions on where schools can buy their milk?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
7 actions- Jun 5, 2025HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
- Jun 5, 2025HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
- Feb 12, 2025HouseCommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 10.
- Feb 12, 2025HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 23, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Jan 23, 2025Library of CongressSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H307-308)
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- Jan 23, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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Exclusion of Milk Fat from Saturated Fat Limits
The bill creates a specific regulatory carve-out for milk fat, effectively decoupling it from broader saturated fat compliance metrics in school meals.
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