04/26/2018 - The Academy submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee requesting Fiscal Year 2019 funding for federal nutrition programs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
05/16/2018 - The farm bill is expected to come to a vote this week on the House floor, after more than 100 amendments to it were filed.
05/14/2018 - The menu labeling rule, which applies nationwide to standard menu items in restaurants and similar retail food establishments with 20 or more locations, took effect May 7.
05/11/2018 - The Academy, joined by 27 other organizations, sent a letter in support of the president's Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the development and release of the 2020-2025 DGA.
05/08/2018 - The Academy opposes the three FNS proposals that would weaken hiring standards for school nutrition program directors responsible for one-third of American students.
05/08/2018 - In a letter to House Representatives, the Academy outlined concerns with the Farm Bill, including changes to the SNAP and to nutrition education programs.
05/08/2018 - U.S. Reps. David Young (Iowa) and Chellie Pingree (Maine) have created a Food Waste Caucus in the House of Representatives.
05/07/2018 - Academy President Donna S. Martin wrote a letter to President Trump asking him to include an RDN on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
05/02/2018 - The Academy organized a tour for U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown (Md.) of the USDA's Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center; the Center focuses on relationships among agriculture, diet and health.
04/25/2018 - The Academy sent a letter to the appropriations committees chairs and ranking members calling for proportional relief in the Fiscal Year 2019 302(b) allocations that support agencies and programs of the HHS and USDA.
04/24/2018 - The Academy hosted an advocacy day to encourage the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to support nutrition education and research programs in the farm bill.
