H.R. 648

Summary

H.R. 648, the Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) with 31 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Text

H.R. 648 has 31 co-sponsors.

119 HR 648 IH: Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 648  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Van Orden  (for himself,  Mr. Reschenthaler ,  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Kelly of Mississippi ,  Mr. Bacon ,  Mr. LaMalfa ,  Mr. Messmer ,  Mr. Steil ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mrs. Miller of West Virginia ,  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ,  Mr. Clyde ,  Mrs. Luna ,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Mr. Self ,  Mr. Gosar ,  Mr. Lawler ,  Mr. Moskowitz ,  Mr. Finstad ,  Ms. Malliotakis ,  Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Grothman ,  Mr. Downing ,  Mr. Langworthy ,  Mr. Meuser , and  Mrs. Cammack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act  .
2.
Provision of milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Defense shall provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations, in varieties that may include—
(1)
unflavored;
(2)
flavored;
(3)
organic;
(4)
non-organic;
(5)
whole;
(6)
reduced-fat;
(7)
low-fat;
(8)
fat-free;
(9)
lactose-free; or
(10)
any combination thereof.
(b)
Prohibition
The Secretary may not, to carry out this section, purchase fluid or powdered milk from an entity owned or controlled by a foreign adversary, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce under section 7.4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation).

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) sponsors H.R. 648, and 31 members have co-sponsored it, 26 of them from the day it was introduced.

Derrick Van Orden

Rep. · R–WI-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Sanford Bishop

Rep. · D–GA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Kat Cammack

Rep. · R–FL-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Andrew Clyde

Rep. · R–GA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Troy Downing

Rep. · R–MT-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Brad Finstad

Rep. · R–MN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Paul Gosar

Rep. · R–AZ-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Glenn Grothman

Rep. · R–WI-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Clay Higgins

Rep. · R–LA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 648 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 648 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 648 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 648 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act — Display Title
• Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 648, the latest on May 15, 2025.

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Lobbying

5 clients hired 4 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 648 in 29 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 648 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 648’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 648 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Food supply, safety, and labeling to Military personnel and dependents.

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