H.R. 649 · 119th Congress

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 23, 2025 by Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15). 118 cosponsors, 38 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 5, 2025): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Cosponsors
118
38 from the other party
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Asia
  • Child health
  • China
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Nutrition and diet

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15Sponsor

Democrats · 38

Republicans · 80

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 23, 2025Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H307-308)
  3. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  4. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  5. Feb 12, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Feb 12, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 10.
  7. Jun 5, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
  8. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
  9. Jun 5, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION12 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  2. American Heart Association6 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE6 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  4. Farmers Educational Cooperative Union of America6 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)
  5. Idaho Dairymen's Association6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  6. Midwest Dairy Coalition6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION6 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  8. SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  10. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.$3.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative (Formerly Edge)5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  12. PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU5 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  13. Friends of the Earth4 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  14. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine4 reports
    $389.8K reported (all issues)
  15. Trust for America's Health4 reports
    $159.2K reported (all issues)
  16. NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.3 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  17. Northwest Dairy Association/Darigold3 reports
    $13.5K reported (all issues)
  18. CSPI Action Fund2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  19. Heritage Action for America2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  20. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners2 reports
    $48K reported (all issues)
  21. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $650K reported (all issues)
  22. National League for Nursing1 report
    $29.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.