I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3563 
To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products 
that are packaged for direct human consumption. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, Mr. JONES, Mr. BRAT, Mr. POLIS, Mr. AMASH, Mr. 
MEADOWS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. GOHMERT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and 
milk products that are packaged for direct human con-
sumption. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Milk Freedom Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OF UNPASTEURIZED MILK 
AND MILK PRODUCTS. 
(a) SALE ALLOWED.—Notwithstanding the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), 
section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
264), and any regulations or other guidance issued under 
such Act or section, a Federal department, agency, or 
court may not take any action (such as administrative, 
civil, criminal, or other actions) that would prohibit, inter-
fere with, regulate, or otherwise restrict the interstate 
traffic of milk, or a milk product, that is unpasteurized 
and packaged for direct human consumption, if such pro-
hibition, interference, regulation, or restriction is based on 
the determination that, solely because such milk or milk 
product is unpasteurized, such milk or milk product is 
adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of Fed-
eral law. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘milk’’ means the lacteal secre-
tion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the 
milking of one or more healthy animals. 
(2) The term ‘‘milk product’’— 
(A) means a food product made from milk; 
and 
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(B) includes low-fat milk, skim milk, 
cream, half and half, dry milk, nonfat milk, dry 
cream, condensed or concentrated milk prod-
ucts, cultured or acidified milk or milk prod-
ucts, kefir, eggnog, yogurt, butter, cheese, 
whey, condensed or dry whey or whey products, 
ice cream, ice milk, and other frozen dairy des-
serts. 
(3) The term ‘‘packaged for direct human con-
sumption’’ means milk and milk products that are 
packaged for the final consumer and intended for 
human consumption. Such term does not include 
milk and milk products that are packaged for addi-
tional processing, including pasteurization, before 
being consumed by humans. 
(4) The term ‘‘pasteurized’’ means the process 
of heating milk and milk products to the applicable 
temperature specified in the tables contained in sec-
tion 1240.61 of title 21, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations), and held continu-
ously at or above that temperature for at least the 
corresponding specified time in such tables. 
(5) The term ‘‘unpasteurized’’ means not pas-
teurized. 
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