Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025
Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025 Summary **What the Bill Does:** This bill would change rules about what types of milk schools must offer in the National School Lunch Program. Currently, schools can choose to provide regular milk, flavored milk, and lactose-free milk options.
Under this bill, schools would be **required** to offer both flavored and unflavored milk, but lactose-free milk would become optional rather than required. **Who It Affects:** The bill primarily affects public schools that participate in the federal lunch program and the students they serve. It also impacts the dairy industry and suppliers that provide milk to schools. **Current Status:** As of now, the bill is in committee, meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives.
CRS Official Summary
Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture.Currently, schools participating in the program may provide flavored and unflavored fluid milk and lactose-free fluid milk.Under the bill, these schools must provide students flavored and unflavored fluid milk. These schools maintain the discretion to offer lactose-free fluid milk.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.