SNAP Nutrition Security Act: Congressional offices' one-page summary

The following is a one-page summary of the SNAP Nutrition Security Act compiled by supporting congressional offices.

SNAP Nutrition Security Act: Here’s what you need to know

The SNAP Nutrition Security Act would define and measure nutrition security, food security, and diet quality, and provide regular reports on SNAP impacts.

SNAP Nutrition Security Act: Organizational sign-on letter

How GusNIP in the next Farm Bill can help small farmers

Expanding the GusNIP program in the next Farm Bill will help small farmers and make it easier for consumers who use SNAP to get fresh fruits and vegetables.

Dietary Guidelines should be led by science—not politics

Farm Bill language that would allow political interests to influence updates to the Dietary Guidelines threatens public health, say Mary Story and Eric Rimm.

Supported legislation to promote nutrition security through the 2024 Farm Bill

Organizational letter to oppose FY25 child nutrition riders

As work on the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies spending bill continues, the undersigned organizations respectfully urge the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to oppose any policy riders or report language blocking implementation of stronger nutrition standards for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. View the resource below to continue reading.

CSPI's comments on the USDA's Interim Final Rule

CSPI greatly appreciates the USDA’s continued efforts to increase access to healthy foods even when school is not in session. CSPI stands for ensuring year-round access to nutritious food for children through participation in the Summer EBT program. CSPI commends the USDA for the overall launch of this important program, for adjusting benefits issuance based on location of participants, and maintaining the value of benefits through future inflation adjustments. To reduce barriers to participation at both the state- and participant-level, we propose the following recommendations to be considered by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. Our recommendations are specific to Section 2 Subparts B and E of the IFR. View the resource below to keep reading.

Nutrition security priorities for the 2024 Farm Bill

CSPI and Hunger Free America's joint statement regarding the Senate GOP Farm Bill Framework

In 2022, there were 44 million people living in food insecure households in the U.S. and nearly 17 million of those experienced very low food security, including more than 7 million children. Tens of millions of workers, veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities are also struggling against hunger. Despite this grim reality, yesterday, the Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee joined their party’s colleagues in the House of Representatives in pursuing a deeply partisan Farm Bill. If enacted, the Senate Republicans’ framework would increase U.S. residents’ food insecurity and harm public health by raising the cost of access to nutritious food. View the resource below to keep reading.