Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-19Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1589)
- 2021-03-11Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-11 (00)
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021
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 only fat-free milk to be flavored. The bill removes these restrictions and instead permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk.
Cosponsors (20)
- Antonio Delgado (D-NY)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Fred Keller (R-PA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child health
- Department of Agriculture
- Elementary and secondary education
- Food assistance and relief
- Nutrition and diet
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