HR 1147 United States House · 118th Congress

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

HR 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023, allows schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk as an option during lunch. It amends the school lunch law to explicitly permit schools to serve flavored and unflavored whole milk alongside reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free milk choices for students. The bill also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust meal regulations to account for saturated fat from whole milk, ensuring it doesn't count against meal fat limits. This change directly affects participating schools and the students who receive school lunches, expanding their milk beverage options.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Dec 2023

House Passage

Dec 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 21, 2023 Last action Dec 18, 2023

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Dec 13, 2023

MODERATE

The Engrossed version of HR 1147 adds explicit inclusion of organic milk, restructures the saturated fat exclusion as a direct statutory provision rather than a directive to revise regulations, and introduces two entirely new provisions: a ban on purchasing milk from Chinese state-owned enterprises and a limitation preventing the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting schools from offering whole milk.

SCOPE

The bill now explicitly includes organic milk alongside non-organic options, changing the title to 'Organic or non-organic Whole milk permissible' and adding 'organic or non-organic' to the list of permitted milk types.

A new prohibition (subparagraph E) bars schools participating in the school lunch program from purchasing or offering milk produced by China state-owned enterprises.

REQUIREMENT

The saturated fat exclusion was moved from a separate section directing the Secretary to revise regulations into a direct statutory provision (subparagraph D) stating that milk fat in fluid milk shall not be considered saturated fat for meal compliance purposes. This makes it self-executing rather than dependent on rulemaking.

ENFORCEMENT

A new limitation (subparagraph F) prevents the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting any school from offering the milk types described in the bill, creating a statutory floor that cannot be overridden by future regulatory action.

Floor votes · House Dec 13, 2023

How they voted

330–99

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 433

Dec 13, 2023

D Democratic213

112 Yea 98 Nay 3

52% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican219

217 Yea 1 Nay 1

99% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 330 - 99 (Roll no. 718).

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 330 - 99 (Roll no. 718).

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1147.

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tiffany amendment No. 3.

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mills amendment No. 2.

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luna amendment No. 1.

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1147.

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

The Speaker designated the Honorable Scott DesJarlais to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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Dec 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 922 and Rule XVIII.

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Dec 13, 2023

Introduced

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 922. (consideration: CR H6889-6907; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6903)

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Dec 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 922 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1147 and H.R. 357. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1147 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and H.R. 357 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on both measures. It also provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the 118th Congress before January 9, 2024, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.

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Jun 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-131.

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Jun 6, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 13.

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Jun 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Feb 21, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Feb 21, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 134 co-sponsors