119th Congress Agriculture and Food
S. 222: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Became Law
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
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.
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Michael Crapo R-IDOriginal
- Joni Ernst R-IAOriginal
- John Fetterman D-PAOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- Dave McCormick R-PAOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Deb Fischer R-NE
- Jim Justice R-WV
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
Who scored on this bill
- 1Roger Marshall SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, passed Senate, passed House, became law6 events+156
- 2Susan CollinsCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Michael CrapoCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Joni ErnstCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2John FettermanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 119-69.
- Presented to the President.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Roger Marshall.
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- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-69.
- Presented to President.
- Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5857-5861)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 222.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8259-8261; text: CR S8261)
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.
- 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.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.