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)
The IMPACT
Act establishes grants to provide health service for improved nutrition,
increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention
and other relevant purposes.
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.
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)
Click on the following links to view
relevant pages of the Congressional Record which address the importance
of nutrition education in preventing child obesity. The debate
begins at the bottom of the first column on page S10281.
The vote appears on page S10283.
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).
Support
Funding for the Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program (8/8/05)