Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 222

119th Congress

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Held at the desk.

Introduced:Jan 23, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Roger Marshall

Senator

Republican

KS

Cosponsors

16

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill allows schools in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk and reduced-fat milk in addition to currently permitted low-fat and fat-free options. It also exempts milk fat from saturated fat calculations in school meal nutrition requirements and allows parents to request milk substitutes for children with dietary restrictions.

Latest Action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

SponsorRoger Marshall (R-KS)

Introduced1/23/2025

StatusHeld at the desk.

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Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

This bill allows schools in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk and reduced-fat milk in addition to currently permitted low-fat and fat-free options. It also exempts milk fat from saturated fat calculations in school meal nutrition requiremen

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This bill allows schools in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk and reduced-fat milk in addition to currently permitted low-fat and fat-free options. It also exempts milk fat from saturated fat calculations in school meal nutrition requirements and allows parents to request milk substitutes for children with dietary restrictions.

Bill Number: 222
Sponsor: Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Introduced: 1/23/2025
Status: Held at the desk.
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Title: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Bill Number: 222
Sponsor: Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Status: Held at the desk.
Introduced: 1/23/2025
Summary: This bill allows schools in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk and reduced-fat milk in addition to currently permitted low-fat and fat-free options. It also exempts milk fat from saturated fat calculations in school meal nutrition requirements and allows parents to request milk su

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill allows schools in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk and reduced-fat milk in addition to currently permitted low-fat and fat-free options. It also exempts milk fat from saturated fat calculations in school meal nutrition requirements and allows parents to request milk substitutes for children with dietary restrictions.

Last updated: 1/6/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025This 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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Permits whole milk and reduced-fat milk in school lunch programs
Allows flavored and unflavored milk of all fat levels
Exempts milk fat from saturated fat compliance calculations
Lets parents request milk substitutes without physician note
Permits both organic and nonorganic milk options

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Students would have more milk choices at school, including whole milk. Parents could request milk alternatives more easily for children with dietary needs. Schools would have more flexibility in menu planning without milk fat counting against nutrition limits.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Child health

Department of Agriculture

Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Nutrition and diet

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

222, 119th Congress (2025). "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-222

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