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Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) have introduced H.R. 3738, the Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2017, to provide commodity support for the School Breakfast Program. The bill, endorsed by SNA, will allow more students to benefit from a nutritious school breakfast and enjoy a wider variety of American grown foods.

Secretary Perdue addressed SNA’s ANC 2017 attendees and joined in a listening session with SNA leaders.

SNA joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue as he released an interim rule seeking regulatory flexibility for school meal programs.

SNA issued a response to recent news reports about the treatment of students unable to pay for their school meals.

More than 900 school nutrition professionals are headed to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to protect and strengthen school meal programs. The effort is part of �°IJʿ������’s (SNA) 45th annual Legislative Action Conference (LAC), April 2-4.

SNA has released its 2017 Position Paper, calling on Congress to oppose school meal block grants and bolster school nutrition programs, which offer a vital source of nutrition for more than 30 million students each school day.

SNA’s “School Nutrition Operations Report: The State of School Nutrition 2016” reveals more school cafeterias are utilizing strategies to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables and other healthy choices, while expanding student access to school meals.

SNA was joined by school nutrition advocates and Members of Congress in warning that block grants would slash school meal program budgets and impede their ability to serve students in need.

SNA is calling on Congress to pass a bipartisan Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill that reaffirms the long-standing federal commitment to ensuring student access to healthy meals at school.

SNA is urging Members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee to vote against a proposed school meal block grant pilot.

The House Education and the Workforce Committee has completed a discussion draft of legislation to reauthorize the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. SNA has issued a statement regarding the draft.

School nutrition professionals from across the country are headed to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to invest in healthy school meals. The effort is part of SNA’s 44th annual Legislative Action Conference (LAC).