SNE in Action – Positions, Policy Statements and Letters
- Food Labeling Comments to The FDA (4/30/08)
- SNE Sodium Letter to FDA (3/25/08)
- Senate Farm Bill Letter - March 2008 (3/18/08)
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The Future of our Food and Farm System Hangs in the Balance (3/3/08)
- Opposition to adding dietary supplements to Food Stamp benefits (11/05/07)
- SNE Statement to Senate: Food Stamp Nutrition Education in the Farm Bill (10/31/07)
- Senate Farm Bill Letter - September 2007 (10/16/07)
- Working With Your Federal Legislators: Tips for SNE Members (10/2/07)
- SNE Statement - Docket No. 1998N-0359 Program Priorities in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (9/7/07)
- 2007 Farm Bill: Letter to House Representative Collin Peterson (5/30/07)
- Food Stamps and Supplements Letter to Senator Hatch (5/9/07)
- Food Stamps and Supplements Letter to Senator Harkin (5/9/07)
- Federal Food Assistance Programs in Family Economic Security and Nutrition Cover Page (4/2/07)
- Federal Food Assistance Programs in Family Economic Security and Nutrition (4/2/07)
- House Food Stamp & Child Health Cover Page (4/2/07)
- House Food Stamp & Child Health Testimony (4/2/07)
- "Child Nutrition and the School Setting" Letter (3/16/07)
- "Food Labeling: Health Claims; Calcium and Osteoporosis, and Calcium, Vitamin D, and Osteoporosis" Letter (3/16/07)
- Fruits and Vegetable Sign On Letter (2/23/07)
- SNE 2007 Congressional Letter - Sample Letter (2/2/07)
- Federal Election Update (11/16/06)
- SNE-WIC Comments; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages; Proposed Rule (11/01/06)
- SNE Letter of Support to Develop an Evaluation Certificate (10/27/06)
- Older American's Act Letter (6/29/06)
- Congressional Thank You Letters - letters thanking the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for supporting food and nutrition programs in the FY 2007 budget. (06/9/06)
- FDA Whole Grains Letter (06/9/06)
-
Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act (05/25/06)
- Letter to Congress to Support Healthy Lifestyle (05/25/06)
- IMPACT
Act Support Letter (05/16/06)
- The IMPACT Act establishes grants to provide health service for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention and other relevant purposes.
- HeLP
America Act Support Letter (05/16/06)
- The HeLP America Act gives an invaluable opportunity for taking a comprehensive approach to addressing the nation's health and focusing much needed attention on prevention.
- Possible elimination of funds for the Commodity Supplemental Food (3/29/06)
- Program ADA Position Paper - Across the Spectrum of Aging (1/5/06)
- This was jointly developed with ADA and published in full in JADA.
- White House Conference on Aging - December 2005 (1/5/06)
- USDA Farm Bill Nutrition Forums - SNE Testimony (9/29/05)
- Alcohol Labeling Comments (9/26/05)
- SNE
Cited on House Floor in Head Start Discussion
(9/23/05)
- SNE is pleased to report that Rep. Ron Kind of Wisconsin included reference to SNE in his floor statement in support of Head Start and particularly with regard to his amendment. Click here to read more. SNE had submitted the portions highlighted in yellow for inclusion in the statement in an effort to enhance the focus on child nutrition and to elevate the visibility of SNE as a resource of expertise available to Congress for such issues. Click on the following links to view the official pages from the Congressional Record pages H8268 and H8269.
- Senate Approves $10 Million Increase For USDA Team Nutrition Program (9/22/05)
- Protect funding of the Food Stamp Program in the budget reconciliation package (9/13/05)
- Support
Funding for the Food Stamps Program (9/6/05)
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Congressional leaders have postponed the deadline for the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to pass budget reconciliation legislation due to the circumstances surrounding Hurricane Katrina. The original deadline of September 16 has been delayed until October (date to be determined).
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- Comments on the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Proposed Rule (8/2/05)
- Edited Calorie Service Size Labeling Comments (6/21/05)
- FANSA Food Guidance System Press Release (4/21/05)
- National Action Plan to Promote Health Through Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption (4/21/05)
- National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) - Local Schools Wellness Policies on Physical Activity and Nutrition (03/22/05)
- Final Priority Letter to Congress (3/9/05)
- FRAC Agriculture Coalition Sign-on Letter - 2006 Budget (02/22/05)
- Support Letter - ADA 2005 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (2/15/05)
- ADA Legislative Proposals for the 2005 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (2/15/05)