HR 649
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill changes the rules for milk offered in school lunch programs. Currently, schools are required to provide only fat-free or low-fat milk. This bill would allow schools to offer whole milk, as well as reduced-fat, low-fat, fat-free, and flavored milk options, both organic and non-organic. It also updates the process for providing milk substitutes for students with dietary restrictions and prohibits the purchase of milk from Chinese state-owned enterprises.
Key provisions
- Allows schools to offer whole milk in school lunch programs.
- Permits the offering of flavored and unflavored milk, including organic and non-organic options.
- Allows parents or legal guardians, in addition to licensed physicians, to provide documentation for milk substitutes.
- Excludes milk fat from the calculation of saturated fat content for meal compliance.
- Prohibits schools from purchasing milk from Chinese state-owned enterprises.
- Prevents the USDA from prohibiting schools from offering a variety of milk choices.
Who is affected
- Students in public schools
- School administrators
- School nutrition staff
- Parents/Guardians of students
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Notable changes
- Replaces restrictions on milk types offered in school lunches.
- Expands the criteria for providing milk substitutes.
- Introduces a restriction on milk sourcing from China.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 649
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.
This Act may be cited as the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
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Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended—
by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
by adding at the end the following: