Proposed Rule on Child Nutrition Programs: Aligning Program Requirements with the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. S. 2507 - Dairy PRIDE. We support proper labeling of milk and dairy products. Issues pertaining to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Agriculture-Rural Development, FDA Funding Bills, securing support for SNAP Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Program. H.R. 649 and S. 222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. Language would allow schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole or reduced-fat milk that is flavored or unflavored to students. 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, supporting revisions to and implementation of the DGAs that recognize that dairy at all fat levels contribute to a healthy diet. H.R. 2496 and S. 1021 - The Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act which would allow cheese, yogurt, and whole/2% milk to be eligible for SNAP-purchase incentives. Working to have this language included in the House and Senate Farm Bill reauthorization. H.R. 1394 and S. 184 - Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions (CURD) Act which would define and permit the use of the term natural cheese.
We are urging Congress and the Administration to create an agricultural visa program for use by dairy farmers. H.R. 9535 - Securing Agricultures Workforce Act (SAWA).
S. 5526 - Agricultural Act of 2026, Senate Farm Bill. General issues pertaining to dairy products and the dairy industry. H.R. 7567 - The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) and provisions specific to dairy. Discussions with USDA and Congress about animal health safeguards for the dairy herd. House and Senate 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts (H.R. 8646) and items related to the dairy industry and dairy products.
USDA's Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development program (FMD) - supporting increased funding levels for these export promotion programs through the Farm Bill reauthorization process and H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Title 1. S. 1230 and H.R. 2558 - Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields Act of 2025 (SAFETY Act), Act would amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to define common names for agricultural commodities and food products. U.S. - Canada - Mexico Agreement (USMCA) and support for maintaining the USMCA framework.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations at the state and international level that are regulating product packaging and imposing extensive recycling requirements on all manufacturers, including dairy processors. Sustainability and the dairy sector.