118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1957Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 13, 2023
Last action Jun 13, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 13, 2023
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Referred
Jun 13, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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. In addition, schools currently participating in the program must provide meals that meet certain nutrition requirements; USDA regulations require that the average saturated fa...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.