H.R. 1147Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023

1 recorded action297 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson [R-PA-15]
Cosponsors: 134 · 106 Republicans · 28 Democrats
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Committee: Education and Workforce Committee
Latest action: Dec 18, 2023 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.

IntroducedFeb 21, 2023
Passed the HouseDec 13, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Currently, schools participating in the program must provide milk that is consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow milk to be flavored or unflavored. The bill modifies these restrictions and instead permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk. The milk that is offered may be organic or nonorganic. Further, USDA may not prohibit a school participating in the program from offering students any of these milk choices.

In addition, schools currently participating in the program must provide meals that meet certain nutrition requirements; USDA regulations require that the average saturated fat content of the meals offered must be less than 10% of the total calories. Under the bill, fluid milk is excluded from the saturated fat content calculation; milk fat included in any fluid milk provided by the program must not be considered saturated fat for the purposes of measuring compliance with USDA regulations.

Finally, the bill prohibits schools participating in the program from purchasing or offering milk produced by Chinese state-owned enterprises.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1147 as passed House on Dec 13, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 718

House Dec 13, 2023

On Passage

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Passed

330 Yea 99 Nay 4 not voting

Crossed both parties 99 of 429 voting members broke with their own party: 98 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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All members433 members

Democratic213 members

Republican220 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors134 · 106 Republicans · 28 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1147 and vote against it. 38 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 114722 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 1147 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONfiled by THE PETERSON GROUP INC, INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: International Dairy Foods Association PAC

Agriculture · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · Trucking/Shipping +4 more15 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVEIts PAC: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative PAC

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · Immigration · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Environment/Superfund +2 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE (FORMERLY EDGE)filed by TORREY ADVISORY GROUP (FORMERLY MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC)Its PAC: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative PAC

Agriculture · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Immigration · Environment/Superfund +1 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

IDAHO DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATIONfiled by THE GARRISON GROUP LLC

Immigration · Agriculture · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +7 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC.filed by THE GARRISON GROUP LLC

Transportation · Agriculture · Immigration · Trade (domestic/foreign) +3 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONIts PAC: National Milk Producers Federation PAC

Energy/Nuclear · Agriculture · Animals · Budget/Appropriations +8 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NORTHWEST DAIRY ASSOCIATION/DARIGOLDfiled by COYNE, JESERNIG, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Agriculture · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATIONfiled by THE GARRISON GROUP LLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Environment/Superfund · Energy/Nuclear · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +9 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INCfiled by DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.Its PAC: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. PAC; AKA DFA-PAC

Agriculture · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · Immigration · Trade (domestic/foreign) +2 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONIts PAC: North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation Inc POL Act Cmte Inc NC Farm Bureau FARMPAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Immigration · Natural Resources +3 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

125 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.