AJR60: Joint Resolution Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 60

June 12, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Vruwink, Tranel, Kolste, Tauchen and Considine. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR60,1,1 Relating to: a statement in support of 2019 H.R. 832.

AJR60,1,3 Whereas, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 limited USDA flexibility to offer children more milk options within the National School Lunch Program; and

AJR60,1,7 Whereas, since passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which limited USDA flexibility within the National School Lunch Program regarding allowable milk offerings, consumption of milk has rapidly declined in public schools, in part, due to a lack of variety of product offerings; and

AJR60,1,10 Whereas, in 2017, the USDA enacted a rule allowing schools to receive a waiver allowing low-fat (1 percent) flavored milk as an option within the National School Lunch Program; and

AJR60,1,13 Whereas, milk, flavored or unflavored, is the number one source of nine essential nutrients to young people, including calcium, vitamin D, and potassium; and

AJR60,2,3 Whereas, according to Dietary Guidelines for Americans, meeting dairy recommendations can have lifelong health benefits, such as improved bone health, especially in children and adolescents; and

AJR60,2,6 Whereas, current evidence shows that the intake of dairy products, like milk, cheese, and yogurt, is associated with a reduced risk of both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and with lower blood pressure in adults; and

AJR60,2,10 Whereas, according to a study published in Lancet in 2018, a total intake of two or more servings of full-fat dairy food was associated with a 22 percent lower risk of heart disease, a 34 percent lower risk of stroke, and a 23 percent lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease; and

AJR60,2,15 Whereas, H.R. 832, known as the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019, was introduced on January 29, 2019, by U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Collin Peterson (D-MN), to expand on the USDA rule by allowing whole milk (both flavored and unflavored) to be offered within the National School Lunch Program; and

AJR60,2,18 Whereas, Wisconsin is “America's Dairyland” but has experienced a five-year downturn in both milk prices and the number of dairy farms operating in the state; and

AJR60,2,21 Whereas, the Wisconsin State Legislature should do everything in its power to support this industry that is so vital to the economy and culture of our beloved state; and

AJR60,2,25 Whereas, on March 1, 2019, a letter authored by Wisconsin State Representative Travis Tranel and a bipartisan mix of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture members was sent to Wisconsin's congressional delegation urging members to support H.R. 832; now, therefore, be it

AJR60,3,4 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin Legislature strongly encourages all efforts to increase consumption of milk, up to and including whole flavored milk, among America's youth — including provisions found in 2019 H.R. 832.

AJR60,3,5 (End)