119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 592


To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to the types of milk offered under the school lunch program, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce


A BILL

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to the types of milk offered under the school lunch program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Types of milk offered under the school lunch program.

Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amended—

(1) by striking clause (ii);

(2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and

(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following:

“(ii) shall offer students flavored and unflavored fluid milk; and

“(iii) may offer students lactose-free fluid milk; and”.