Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
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| Long title | This bill revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). |
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| Enacted by | the 119th United States Congress |
| Effective | January 14, 2010 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 119–222 (menu; GPO has not yet published law) |
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The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 is a federal statute signed into law by President Donald Trump on January 14, 2026, following its final passage in the House of Representatives in December 2025. The act reverses many of the restrictions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 signed by President Barack Obama, including allowing schools to serve whole or 2% milk instead of mandating skim milk.[1][2]
Public campaign
Following the bill's passage, social media accounts for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture were noted for publishing milk-related posts. This included a picture of Trump edited to give him a milk mustache, an AI-generated video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. taking a sip of milk and being transported to a nightclub, and a video of anti-transgender activist and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines stating "The milk mustache is back."[3]
References
- ^ Garrison, Joey (January 14, 2026). "Trump signs bill allowing schools to offer whole and 2% milk". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Qiu, Linda (January 14, 2026). "Trump Signs Bill Allowing Schools to Serve Whole Milk Again". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Tayag, Yasmin (January 18, 2026). "Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Whole Milk". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
External links
- Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 as enacted (PDF/details) in the US Statutes at Large
- S. 222 on Congress.gov