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HR 5640 115th Congress House

WHOLE MILK Act

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.

Introduced: May 9, 2018 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Child healthElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and diet
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wholesome Healthy Original Lactic Excellence Making Intelligent Literate Kids Act or the WHOLE MILK Act

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve unflavored whole milk.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 8
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2018
Barletta, Lou
· Jul 17, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2018
Faso, John
· Jun 26, 2018
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 26, 2018
Shuster, Bill
· Jun 8, 2018
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jun 7, 2018
Collins, Chris
· Jun 6, 2018
Duffy, Sean
· Jun 6, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 25, 2018
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · May 10, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · May 9, 2018
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 26, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5640: WHOLE MILK Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5640/
MLA
"H.R. 5640: WHOLE MILK Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5640/.
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H.R. 5640, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5640/.
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