119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 23, 2025
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jun 5, 2025): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 23, 2025)
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Currently, schools participating in the program must provide milk that is consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow milk to be flavored or unflavored. The bill modifies these restrictions and instead permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk. The milk that is offered may be organic or nonorganic. Further, USDA may not prohibit a participating school from offering students any of these milk choices.
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 bill, a parent or legal guardian may also provide the written statement.
In addition, schools currently 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 bill, fluid milk is excluded from the saturated fat content calculation; 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 bill prohibits schools participating in the program from purchasing or offering milk produced by Chinese state-owned enterprises.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-142.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 10.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H307-308)
Introduced in House
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Asia · Child health · China · Department of Agriculture · Elementary and secondary education · Food assistance and relief · Nutrition and diet
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EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE · lobbying firm or registrant: EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - HR 649 & S 222 - rule making and implementation FDA Definition of "healthy" FDA guidance on plant-based milk alternatives Dietary Guidelines for Americans Definition…
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MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: ETKA CONSULTING
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S.222)
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MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: ETKA CONSULTING
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S.222) 2026 Farm Bill (2.0): Food, Farm, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567) Agricultural Act of 2026 (Farm Bill version passed by Senate Agriculture Committ…
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AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$196,915
Spent on own lobbying
…ting the designation of May 29, 2025 - as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day." H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 H.R. 649 and S. 222, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4400/S. 2282 Farmer First Act H.R. 3211/S. 1618, Precision Agricult…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$220,345
Spent on own lobbying
…Bill reauthorization; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; S. 5526 - Agricultural Act of 2026; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025; H.R.295/S. 581 - Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act; H.R.2203/S.1906 - Innovative FEED Act of 2025; HR. 7567 -…
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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$220,345
Spent on own lobbying
…sions in the WIC Food Packages; Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334); S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 implementation; S.184/H.R. 1394 - CURD Act; Efforts to limit SNAP eligible foods that could affect dairy produc…
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DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rogram for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Agriculture-Rural Development, FDA Funding Bills, securing support for SNAP Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Program. H.R. 649 and S. 222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. Language would allow schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole or redu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ure Farmers Act; support for aligning the definition of a beginning farmer with other programs, increasing premium subsidies for beginning and veteran farmers. H.R.649 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; support for allowing unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias. H.R.1131 - Family Farm and Small…
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 2, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S. 222) Farm bill (no bill number) TRUTH in Labeling Act (S. 2462) FDA Front-of-package nutrition labeling
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
IDAHO DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE GARRISON GROUP LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 28, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S 222; HR 649; "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act;" Implementation impacts on dairy farmers HR 592; "The Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025;" Impacts on dairy farm…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE GARRISON GROUP LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 28, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S 222;HR 649; "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act;" Implementation impacts on dairy farmers HR 592; "Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025;" Impacts on dairy farmers…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ct H.R. 8657, Campus Lifeline Act H.R. 9257/S. 4754, Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R. 9393, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026 S. 222/H.R. 649, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 S. 266/H.R. 929, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 272, Protect Infant Formula fr…
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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S. 222) Farm bill (no bill number in Senate) Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) Eliminate School Lunch Junk Fees Act (no bill number) He…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ure Farmers Act; support for aligning the definition of a beginning farmer with other programs, increasing premium subsidies for beginning and veteran farmers. H.R.649 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; support for allowing unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias. H.R.1131 - Family Farm and Small…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE · lobbying firm or registrant: EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - HR 649 & S 222 - rule making and implementation FDA Definition of "healthy" FDA guidance on plant-based milk alternatives Dietary Guidelines for Americans Definition…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$387,833
Spent on own lobbying
…luding commodity programs, conservation, trade, nutrition, research, energy, and other issues. Supported implementation of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649, S. 222), including necessary funding for implementation. Educated policymakers on the effects of child nutrition legislation and programs for dairy farmers, c…
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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE PETERSON GROUP INC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…n 4208 of Public Law 115-334); Farm Bill reauthorization; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025; H.R.295/S. 581 - Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act; H.R.2203/S.1906 - Innovative FEED Act of 2025; HR. 7567 -…
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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE PETERSON GROUP INC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…sions in the WIC Food Packages; Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334); S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 implementation; S.184/H.R. 1394 - CURD Act; Efforts to limit SNAP eligible foods that could affect dairy produc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n 4208 of Public Law 115-334); Farm Bill reauthorization; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025; H.R.295/S. 581 - Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act; H.R.2203/S.1906 - Innovative FEED Act of 2025; HR. 7567 -…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sions in the WIC Food Packages; Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334); S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 implementation; S.184/H.R. 1394 - CURD Act; Efforts to limit SNAP eligible foods that could affect dairy produc…
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AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$293,768
Spent on own lobbying
…of May 29, 2025 - as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day." H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 New World Screwworm H.R. 649 and S. 222, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4400/S. 2282 Farmer First Act H.R. 3211/S. 1618, Precision Agricult…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rogram for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Agriculture-Rural Development, FDA Funding Bills, securing support for SNAP Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Program. H.R. 649 and S. 222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. Language would allow schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole or redu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: ETKA CONSULTING
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S.222) 2026 Farm Bill (2.0): Food, Farm, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567) Geographic Indications trade issue Dairy Business Innovation Act (S.420 /H.R.985…
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MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: ETKA CONSULTING
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S.222)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$29,067
Paid to lobbying firm
…) for Health Act H.R. 7092, Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide (RAYS) Prevention Act H.R. 7973, Momnibus Act H.R. 8089/S. 4186, Perinatal Workforce Act S. 222/H.R. 649, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 S. 266/H.R. 929, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S. 891, Bipartisan Health Care Ac…
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