S. 222 · 119th Congress

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 23, 2025 by Roger Marshall (R-KS). 16 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-69.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-69
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Cosponsors
16
5 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. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jan 14, 2026). Public domain.

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

This act revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow schools to offer students whole and reduced-fat milk. The act also requires that local school food service personnel receive annual training and certification on food allergies.

The act permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat (2%), low-fat (1%), and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk. The milk that is offered may be organic or nonorganic. Currently, USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow milk to be flavored or unflavored. The act also removes the requirement that schools participating in the program must provide milk that is consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The act also expands the nondairy beverages that are included in the program by allowing schools to offer all students nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and that meet nutritional standards established by USDA.

Further, schools currently must provide a substitute for fluid milk, on receipt of a written statement from a licensed physician, for students whose disability restricts their diet. Under the act, a parent or legal guardian may also provide the written statement.

In addition, the act excludes fluid milk from the saturated fat content calculation for school meals. Currently, schools participating in the program must provide meals that meet certain nutrition requirements; USDA regulations require that the average saturated fat content of the meals offered must be less than 10% of the total calories. Under the act, milk fat included in any fluid milk provided by the program must not be considered saturated fat for the purposes of measuring compliance with USDA regulations.

Finally, the program's mandatory training and certification for local school food service personnel must include a module on food allergies, including information on the best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions. Food service personnel must receive an annual certification to demonstrate competence in the food allergies training and other training modules that are provided.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Roger MarshallR-KSSponsor

Democrats · 5

Independents · 1

Republicans · 10

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 Senate
  2. Jan 23, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  3. Apr 1, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-55.
  4. Jun 3, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Jul 10, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Jul 10, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  7. Jul 10, 2025 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.
  8. Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Nov 20, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8259-8261; text: CR S8261)
  10. Nov 20, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  12. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  13. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseMr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  14. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5857-5861)
  15. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 222.
  16. Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  17. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  18. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Jan 6, 2026Presented to President.
  20. Jan 6, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  21. Jan 14, 2026Signed by President.
  22. Jan 14, 2026Signed by President.
  23. Jan 14, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-69.
  24. Jan 14, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-69.

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. Humane America Animal Foundation3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  17. JOINT COUNCIL OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY D/B/A ADVOCACY COUNCIL OF ACAAI3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  18. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners3 reports
    $72K reported (all issues)
  19. Northwest Dairy Association/Darigold3 reports
    $13.5K reported (all issues)
  20. NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  21. National All-Jersey Inc.2 reports
  22. CSPI Action Fund1 report
    $35K reported (all issues)
  23. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  24. NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)1 report
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  25. National League for Nursing1 report
    $29.1K reported (all issues)
  26. OATLY, INC.1 report

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.