Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2025, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.
- Last Action
- 8/12/2025
Actions
- 2025-06-05Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
- 2025-06-05Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
- 2025-06-05Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
- 2025-02-12Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 10.
- 2025-02-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-01-23Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-01-23Introduced in House
- 2025-01-23Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H307-308)
- 2025-01-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-23 (00)
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
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. The milk that is offered may be organic or nonorganic. Further, USDA may not prohibit a participating school from offering students any of these milk choices.
Further, schools currently must provide a substitute for fluid milk, on receipt of a written statement from a licensed physician, for students whose disability restricts their diet. Under the bill, a parent or legal guardian may also provide the written statement.
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.
Finally, the bill prohibits schools participating in the program from purchasing or offering milk produced by Chinese state-owned enterprises.
Cosponsors (20)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Asia
- Child health
- China
- Department of Agriculture
- Elementary and secondary education
- Food assistance and relief
- Nutrition and diet
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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