Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 by Sen. Roger Marshall
Signed into law.
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.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jan 14, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-69.
- Jan 14, 2026Signed by President.
- Jan 6, 2026Presented to President.
- Dec 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 15, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Dec 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 222.
- Dec 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5857-5861)
- Dec 15, 2025Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 20, 2025Held at the desk.
- Nov 20, 2025Received in the House.
- Nov 20, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 20, 2025Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8259-8261; text: CR S8261)
- Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 10, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.
- Jul 10, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jun 3, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 1, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-55.
- Jan 23, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jan 23, 2025Introduced in Senate