MILK Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3930
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-07
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <html><body><p><strong>Milk is Indisputably Liked by Kids Act of 2023 or the MILK Act of 2023 </strong></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 offer students flavored milk and maintain the discretion to offer lactose-free milk and unflavored milk.</p></body></html>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3930 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2023 Mr. Tiffany (for himself, Mr. Ogles , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Perry , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Banks , Mr. Jackson of Texas , and Mr. Van Orden ) 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 to require schools to offer flavored milk under the school lunch program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Milk is Indisputably Liked by Kids Act of 2023 or the MILK 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) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking flavored and ; and (B) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) shall offer students flavored milk; and .