Stefanik Champions House Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, celebrated the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on the House floor. This bill allows school cafeterias to serve flavored and unflavored whole milk.

"For the past decade, I have worked with constituents, parents, kids, families, and dairy farmers to expand children's access to whole and flavored milk in schools to deliver nutritious and healthy dairy products to help children grow and develop. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act empowers schools to offer flavored and unflavored whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free milk offering kids a variety of healthy dairy choices in the cafeteria. This is a significant result of over a decade of hard work - I have been proud to co-lead and champion this legislative effort. A special thanks to Assemblyman Chris Tague and local advocates for helping to get this done!" said Stefanik.

Background

• Stefanik previously celebrated the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on the House floor last Congress.
  
  
• In June 2023, Stefanik voted for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which passed out of the Education and the Workforce Committee in a bipartisan manner.
  
  
• In June 2023, Stefanik also led a bipartisan letter to USDA in support of keeping flavored milk in schools following a proposed rule that would potentially ban flavored milk in school cafeterias.
  
  
• In February 2023, Stefanik reintroduced the Protecting School Milk Choices Act in order to preserve milk choice in schools after New York City Mayor Eric Adams tried to ban chocolate milk in school cafeterias.
  
  
• In 2022, Stefanik joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in sending a letter to New York City Mayor Adams calling on him to abandon his proposal to ban flavored milk in New York City Schools. Following Stefanik's advocacy, Mayor Adams announced a temporary delay in his decision to ban chocolate milk in schools.

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