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S. 222

U.S. Senate•Passed

Summary

S. 222, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 23, 2025 by Sen. Roger Marshall (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 14, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-69. It is now Public Law 119-69.

Record

Text

S. 222 has 16 co-sponsors.

sb222/enrolled.txt
S222 ENR: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America  1st Session  Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five  S. 222  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025  .
2.
Organic or non-organic whole milk permissible
(a)
In general
Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)—
(A)
by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
(i)
shall offer students a variety of fluid milk;
(ii)
may offer students options which may include flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free fluid milk and lactose-free fluid milk, and nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary (which shall, among other requirements to be determined by the Secretary, include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in cow’s milk); and
 ; and
(B)
in clause (iii), by striking  physician  and inserting  physician, parent, or legal guardian ;
(2)
in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking  fluid milk products  and inserting  products described in subparagraph (A)(ii) ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
Saturated fat
Milk fat included in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered saturated fat for purposes of measuring compliance with the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal under section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
(E)
Application
Subparagraph (B)(ii) is not applicable to a school that offers nondairy beverages under subparagraph (A)(ii).
 .
(b)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1762a(f) ) is amended in the third sentence by inserting  or a nondairy beverage that meets the nutritional standards described in section 9(a)(2)(B)  after  milk .
(2)
Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769b(c) ) is amended by striking  patterns and fluid milk requirements  and inserting  patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages .
3.
Including food allergy information in existing training modules for local food service personnel
(a)
Food allergy training module
Section 7(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(iii) ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subclause (I) the following:
(II)
food allergies, including information on the best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions;
  .
(b)
Certification
Section 7(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ) is amended by striking  clause (i)  and inserting  clauses (i) and (iii) .
      Speaker of the House of Representatives      Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-23
  2. Passed Senate2025-11-20
  3. Passed House2025-12-15
  4. Conference
  5. To President2026-01-06
  6. Became Law2026-01-14

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law Jan 14, 2026

sb222/public-law.md

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Public Law (01/14/2026)

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.

Introduced in Senate Jan 23, 2025

sb222/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/23/2025)

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, 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.

Sponsors

Sen. Roger Marshall (R) sponsors S. 222, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 222 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Reported By · Jul 10, 2025 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 222 has taken 20 actions since Jan 23, 2025, the latest on Jan 14, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 14, 2026
Senate
Signed by President.
Jan 14, 2026
Senate
Became Public Law No: 119-69.
Jan 6, 2026
Senate
Presented to President.
Dec 15, 202514:21
House
Mr. Thompson (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 202514:21
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5857-5861)

Votes

S. 222 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 222.

Titles

S. 222 goes by 6 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 222, the latest on Sep 9, 2025.

Lobbying

22 clients hired 22 firms and 86 registered lobbyists who named S. 222 in 93 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Trade (domestic/foreign), Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 22.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONTrade AssociationDistrict of Columbia212$270K
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU—Pennsylvania17—
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION—Wisconsin16$120K
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONDevelop and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and co-opsVirginia16—
EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE (FORMERLY EDGE)A testing and verification cooperative for milk.Wisconsin15$250K
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC—Kansas15—
VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTAirport TransporatationTexas14$120K
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH—District of Columbia14—
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE—District of Columbia14—
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH—District of Columbia14—
HUMANE AMERICA ANIMAL FOUNDATIONOrganization promoting programs that benefit animals and people.California13$150K
JOINT COUNCIL OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY D/B/A ADVOCACY COUNCIL OF ACAAI—Illinois13$120K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey13$72K
NORTHWEST DAIRY ASSOCIATION/DARIGOLDDairy cooperative, milk processing and distribution companyWashington13$13.5K
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC—New York12—
OATLY INC.Plant based milk company.Pennsylvania11$50K
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSINGNational health care associationDistrict of Columbia11$29.1K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU17—
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED16—
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION16—
ETKA CONSULTING16$120K
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA16—
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION16—
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION16—
THE PETERSON GROUP INC16$270K
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.15—
TORREY ADVISORY GROUP (FORMERLY MICHAEL TORREY ASSOCIATES, LLC)15$250K
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH14—
GPSLLC14$120K
MASON CONSULTING, LLC24$101.1K
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE14—
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH14—
CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.13$120K
COYNE, JESERNIG, LLC13$13.5K
THEGROUP DC, LLC13$150K
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.12—
CSPI ACTION FUND11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 86.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BAILEY FISHER (THUMM)117
AARON SHIER116
ALLISON STOCK116
BRANDEN REIS116
BRIAN GLENN116
COLLIN PETERSON116
COURTNEY BRIGGS116
DAVID SALMONSEN116
ELLIOTT PETERSON116
JOANNA RATIGAN116
JOHNIE BOATRIGHT116
JOHN LAUGHNER116
KATHERINE CRUZ116
KRISTY ANDERSON116
LAYLA SOBERANIS116
MICHAEL STRANZ116
ROBERT ROSADO116
ROHAN JYOTHINAGARAM116
RUDOLPH LAYHER116
RYAN YATES116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)2025 first_quarter$2.3M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$650K2nd Quarter - Report
FRIENDS OF THE EARTHFRIENDS OF THE EARTH2025 second_quarter$430K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$410K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2026 second_quarter$387.8K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDAMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED2025 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INCDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$310K3rd Quarter - Report
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INCDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.2026 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDAMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED2026 second_quarter$293.8K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$290K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDAMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED2026 first_quarter$290K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$290K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$270K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDAMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED2025 third_quarter$270K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 second_quarter$269.5K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$260K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDAMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$250K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 222 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 222’s is Agriculture and Food.

s222/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 222 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Nutrition and diet.

s222/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthDepartment of AgricultureElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefNutrition and diet

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