{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://patryan.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-pat-ryans-bipartisan-whole-milk-healthy-kids-act-passes-house", "CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN\u2019S BIPARTISAN \u201cWHOLE MILK FOR HEALTHY KIDS ACT\u201d PASSES HOUSE, ADVANCES TO PRESIDENT\u2019S DESK TO BECOME LAW", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Patrick Ryan", "R000579", "patryan.house.gov", "patryan", "https://patryan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Legislation reverses more than a decade of flawed federal policy keeping healthy, nutrient-rich whole milk out of schools\n\nThe bill, which Ryan has cosponsored since he first got to Congress, will allow flavored and unflavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias, providing essential nutrients to kids and supporting American dairy farmers\n\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 This week, the \"Whole Milk for Health Kids Act,\" which Congressman Pat Ryan has co-sponsored since his first term in Congress, passed the House of Representatives. The bill passed through the Senate earlier this month and now goes to the President\u2019s desk.\n\n\u201cThe Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act takes on America\u2019s growing food and nutrition-insecurity issues with school-aged children by expanding students\u2019 access to the most popular, nutrient-rich types of milk in their school lunches,\u201d said Congressman Pat Ryan. \u201cI\u2019ve been a proud cosponsor ever since I got to Congress, and am excited to help it pass the House. This bill is a win-win \u2013 it supports New York\u2019s hardworking dairy farmers and helps promote healthy, balanced meals for American kids. I\u2019ll keep pushing for the President to sign this landmark bill into law \u2013 for our kids, for our farmers, and for our future.\u201d\n\nSchools participating in the United States Department of Agriculture\u2019s school meals program have been advised against serving whole milk since 2012. The 2020-2025 DGAs reports kids aged 2-18 are largely missing their dairy intake recommendations, with upwards of 75% of all school-aged children missing their recommended levels of dairy. Updated scientific and medical research indicates higher fat milk consumption by children is associated with lower childhood obesity and other positive health outcomes.\n\nThe Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act received overwhelmingly bipartisan support in the 118th Congress with 134 cosponsors in the House and 330 votes on the House floor.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://patryan.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-pat-ryans-bipartisan-whole-milk-healthy-kids-act-passes-house"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.767161138355732, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}