Congress Passes Bill Allowing Schools to Offer Whole Milk, Nondairy Options

House Passes Bill to Restore Whole Milk to National School Lunch Program

The House of Representatives on Dec. 15 passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, which seeks to restore whole milk to the United States’ school nutrition programs. The bill passed the Senate in November. With the passage in the House, the bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. Beginning in the 2011–2012 school year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) limited milk made available via the National Schoo…

Congress passes bill allowing schools to offer whole milk, nondairy options

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 was sent to President Donald Trump’s desk after the House approved the bipartisan legislation Monday.

The peculiar politics of whole milk’s return to U.S. schools

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, passed by the House this week, will bring whole milk and reduced-fat milk back to school cafeterias.

Law re-introducing whole milk for school lunches heads to the President

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, co-sponsored by Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22), was passed in the House on December 16.

IDFA Celebrates Final Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, Clearing the Way for Whole and 2% Milk to Return to Schools

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 by voice vote, delivering final congressional approval for legislation that will restore whole and 2% milk to America’s school cafeterias for the first time in more than a decade. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Trump, which will cap a historic, years-long effort by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), dair…

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act nearing finish line | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

A key piece of legislation aimed at growing healthier kids in American classrooms took a big step toward becoming law. Both legislative chambers have now passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, meaning the bill is nearly across the finish line. Danny Munch, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the legislation takes an important step toward offering children more choice in their school lunch. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudf