HR 649 · introduced · niche
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
- education
What this bill does
- Schools in the National School Lunch Program may now offer whole milk and reduced-fat milk, not just low-fat or fat-free.
- Students gain more milk options, and parents can request dairy substitutes with a written statement instead of only physicians.
- Schools are exempt from saturated fat limits when calculating nutrition compliance if milk is included in meals.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might allowing schools to exempt whole milk from saturated fat calculations affect students' overall nutritional intake compared to current low-fat requirements?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that offering whole milk options improves student health outcomes or participation in school lunch programs?
- 03
How would shifting from physician-only approval to parental requests for dairy substitutes change which students have access to alternative options?
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Sponsor · R-PA-15
Glenn Thompson
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
118/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-05
Joining the bill
Brad Finstad
R-MN-1 · original
Angie Craig
D-MN-2 · original
Jill N. Tokuda
D-HI-2 · original
Scott Franklin
R-FL-18 · original
Daniel Meuser
R-PA-9 · original
Ron Estes
R-KS-4 · original
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
R-TN-3 · original
Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15 · original
Kat Cammack
R-FL-3 · original
Austin Scott
R-GA-8 · original
Derrick Van Orden
R-WI-3 · original
Kim Schrier
D-WA-8 · original
+ 106 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-05 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
2025-06-05 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
2025-06-05 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
2025-02-12 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 10.
2025-02-12 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H307-308)
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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