Access to Donor Milk Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts loosens a product standard, exemption, definition change provision: 2, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Support for donor human milk activities Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— in subsection (b)(4), by inserting (including, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Emergency capacity funding for human milk banks. It relies on product standards, definition changes, appropriations, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Exempts loosens a product standard, exemption, definition change provision: 2.
- Defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Support for donor human milk activities Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— in subsection (b)(4), by inserting (including...
- Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Emergency capacity funding for human milk banks.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 6. Regulatory status of donor human milk.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts loosens a product standard, exemption, definition change provision: 2, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Support for donor human milk activities Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— in subsection (b)(4), by inserting (including, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Emergency capacity funding for human milk banks.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill exempts loosens a product standard, exemption, definition change provision: 2, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Support for donor human milk activities Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— in subsection (b)(4), by inserting (including, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Emergency capacity funding for human milk banks.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Introduced in House
Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Mrs. Bice, and Ms. Salazar) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity that— is a nonprofit donor human milk bank
a donor human milk bank that is an organization— described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3))
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