119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 23, 2025
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jan 14, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-69.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Public Law (Jan 14, 2026) · 2 versions published
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.
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No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Became Public Law No: 119-69.
Became Public Law No: 119-69.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 222.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5857-5861)
Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8259-8261; text: CR S8261)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Child health · Department of Agriculture · Elementary and secondary education · Food assistance and relief · Nutrition and diet
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Loading lobbying reportsCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-55.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
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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 Committee) Ge…
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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
…gnation 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 Agriculture Loan Ac…
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
…uthorization; 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 - Farm,…
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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
…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 products; GR…
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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
…men, 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 reduced-fat mil…
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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. S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; support for allowing unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias. S.899 - Producer and Agricultura…
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JOINT COUNCIL OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY D/B/A ADVOCACY COUNCIL OF ACAAI · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…upporting food allergy treatment innovations Smoke and Wildfire HR 903 One Big Beautiful Bill Act S.1816/H.R.3514 Coverage for allergy immunotherapy EPIPEN Act S. 222 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Biosimilar/Biologic Approval Process
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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
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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
…lence Act 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 F…
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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) Healthy M…
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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. S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; support for allowing unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias. S.899 - Producer and Agricultura…
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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
…modity 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, cooperati…
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JOINT COUNCIL OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY D/B/A ADVOCACY COUNCIL OF ACAAI · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…upporting food allergy treatment innovations Smoke and Wildfire HR 903 One Big Beautiful Bill Act S.1816/H.R.3514 Coverage for allergy immunotherapy EPIPEN Act S. 222 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Biosimilar/Biologic Approval Process
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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
…f 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 - Farm,…
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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
…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 products; GR…
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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
…f 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 - Farm,…
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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
…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 products; GR…
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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
…025 - 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 Agriculture Loan Ac…
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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
…men, 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 reduced-fat mil…
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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: 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) Inno…
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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)
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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
…EMPOWER) 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 Healt…
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…od, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R. 7757, Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) 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. 272, Protect Infant F…
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PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU · lobbying firm or registrant: PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…of USDA certified meat processing facilities. Recommended Scott Sechler to be appointed to the National Organic Standards Board SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING BILLS: - S.222/H.R.649, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would permit schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored mi…
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