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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.
Top Winners · Companies that benefit if S.222 passes
55% confidence
Flavored milk expansion increases demand for milk-based products and dairy ingredients
50% confidence
Dairy-adjacent food company benefits from expanded milk product categories in schools
45% confidence
Large food processor with dairy operations benefits from increased school milk procurement
Top winners identified by GovGreed LLM analysis.
Action Timeline
2026-01-14
Signed by President.
2026-01-14
Signed by President.
2026-01-14
Became Public Law No: 119-69.
2026-01-14
Became Public Law No: 119-69.
2026-01-06
Presented to President.
2026-01-06
Presented to President.
2025-12-15
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 222.
2025-12-15
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2025-12-15
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2025-12-15
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.222 pass?
Yes. S.222 (Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025) was enacted into law. Bill stage: ENACTED.
What does S.222 do?
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 organ…
Who sponsored S.222?
S.222 was sponsored by Roger Marshall (R-Kansas).
What companies benefit from S.222?
Top public companies expected to benefit: MDLZ, KHC, TSN. Affected sectors: healthcare.
Full Bill Text
S222 ENR: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 U.S. Senate text/xml EN 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
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