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H.R. 5486 118th Congress House

Access to Donor Milk Act of 2023

Official title: To protect and expand access to pasteurized, donor human milk, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2023 Introduced by: Chrissy Houlahan Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth programs administration and funding
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Health promotion and preventive careNutrition and diet
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 15, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2819 Identical bill Access to Donor Milk Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • THE RABEN GROUP
    for HUMAN MILK BANKING ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • THE RABEN GROUP
    for HUMAN MILK BANKING ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA · Texas · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8 Republican 5
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 29, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · May 24, 2024
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Mar 13, 2024
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 6, 2023
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Oct 25, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Oct 3, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2023
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 28, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2023
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Sep 26, 2023
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 20, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 19, 2023
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Sep 14, 2023
Lesko, Debbie
· Sep 14, 2023
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Sep 14, 2023
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Sep 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5486: Access to Donor Milk Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5486/
MLA
"H.R. 5486: Access to Donor Milk Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5486/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5486, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5486/.
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[H.R. 5486: Access to Donor Milk Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5486/)
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