Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-819
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2023-02-02
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 202</strong><b>3</b></p> <p>This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture.</p> <p>Currently, schools participating in the program may provide lactose-free and flavored and unflavored milk. Under the bill, these schools must provide students flavored and unflavored milk and maintain the discretion to offer lactose-free milk.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 819 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2023 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Williams of New York , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Langworthy , and Mr. Molinaro ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to the types of milk offered under the school lunch program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2023 . 2. Types of milk offered under the school lunch program Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking clause (ii); (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) shall offer students flavored and unflavored fluid milk; (iii) may offer students lactose-free fluid milk; and .