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S. 222 (119th)Congressional Activities
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Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Agriculture and Food|Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgriculture and Food
Sponsor
Roger MarshallR
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Republican
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.

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IN12548Jan 21, 2026
The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (P.L. 119-69) ↗

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (P.L. 119-69) was enacted on January 14, 2026. The law allows whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk in federally funded school lunches and exempts milk from federal saturated fat limits. Such milks have been prohibited from the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) since school yea…

AuthorsKara Clifford Billings
Nutrition Programs & PoliciesFood & Nutrition AssistanceSchool Nutrition & Health
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ScheduledMeeting•Apr 1, 2025, 2:00 PM
Hearings to examine S.222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk.
328A, Russell Senate Office Building, 328A, Russell Senate Office Building
ScheduledMeeting•Jun 3, 2025, 7:00 PM
Business meeting to consider S.222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.
328A, Russell Senate Office Building, 328A, Russell Senate Office Building

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S.Hrg.119-055Apr 1, 2025Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO REVIEW S. 222, THE WHOLE MILK FOR HEALTHY KIDS ACT, AND IMPROVING CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Related meeting: Hearings to examine S.222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk. (Apr 1, 2025)
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S.Hrg.119-98Jun 3, 2025Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

NOMINATION OF MICHAEL BOREN TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

Related meeting: Business meeting to consider S.222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment. (Jun 3, 2025)
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