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Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1957| Senate 
| Updated: 6/13/2023
Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (17)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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. 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.
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Timeline
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1147
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
  • June 13, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 13, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • December 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1147
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1147: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthDepartment of AgricultureElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and diet

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1957| Senate 
| Updated: 6/13/2023
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. 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.
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Timeline
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1147
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
  • June 13, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 13, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • December 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1147
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (17)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1147: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthDepartment of AgricultureElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and diet