CNR News and Action Alerts

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Help keep the momentum building in Congress to complete a strong and robustly-funded Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill this year.

CNR News:

July 15, 2010 - FRAC Statement: House Education and Labor Committee Passes the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act (H.R. 5504).

July 1, 2010: Jim Weill testifies before House Education and Labor Committee on Improving Nutrition for America’s Children.

June 11, 2010 - Highlights of the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act (the House CNR Bill)

June 10, 2010 - FRAC Statement: House Releases CNR Plan

March 26, 2010 - More than 1,000 Organizations Write Congress for Child Nutrition Reauthorization Investments in Reaching More Low-Income Children With Healthy Meals

March 17, 2010 - FRAC Statement: Chairman’s Mark for Child Nutrition Reauthorization Released.

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  • FRAC is pleased that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln is pushing forward the reauthorization process and using the bill as a means to attack America’s persistent child hunger problem, and that meeting the needs of low-income children for nutritious meals and snacks is a top priority.

March 9, 2010 - New Polling Shows Support for $1 Billion in Child Nutrition Investment

February 25, 2010 - Secretary Vilsack Outlines Priorities for Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

January 22, 2010 - National organization letter supports robust child nutrition funding (pdf)

January 6, 2009 - Two new child nutrition bills introduced: Universal Classroom Breakfast Expansion Act, H.R. 4325; Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access to Meals and Snacks Act, H.R. 4274

Past CNR Action Alerts

May 28, 2010 - Take Action on Child Nutrition Reauthorization Over the Memorial Day Recess

May 13, 2010 - Organizations: Take Action - Sign on to Letter Urging Senate Leadership to Bring a Strong and Robustly Funded Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill to the Floor

April 2010 - Three CNR Actions Needed

March 23, 2010 - Action Needed Immediately on Child Nutrition Reauthorization! Call your Senators before tomorrow’s markup, and sign on to the Access letter.

February 26, 2010 - Take Action! Tell Congress to Assemble the Pieces for Child Nutrition Reauthorization. Join our sign-on letter that urges Congress to take swift action on CNR.