07/18/2019 - The bipartisan Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 (H.R.866), which passed by voice vote without amendment in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate
07/17/2019 - The Academy submitted comments to the FDA stating its support of a "science-based, public health-driven approach" to regulation.
07/15/2019 - During the second public meeting of the DGAC, the Academy presented oral comments, stressing the importance of evidence-based guidelines that evolve with the best science available.
07/03/2019 - The Academy joined allied organizations in urging the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies to match the House's FY 2020 appropriation of $100 million to the CDC.
06/18/2019 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced last week that the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture would be relocated to the Kansas City metropolitan area.
06/04/2019 - The Academy's Collaborative for the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans held their inaugural meeting last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Academy's role in the development of the DGAs.
05/20/2019 - The Academy joined the Alliance to End Hunger's request for the creation of a Select Committee on Hunger within the U.S. House of Representatives.
05/17/2019 - Lauren Landfried, PhD, RD, LD, FAND, has been nominated by the Academy to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
05/15/2019 - The Academy and other professional organizations met with the CMS and urged the agency cover technology-based communication services.
05/14/2019 - In a comment sent last week to the CDC, the Academy voiced its support of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and the Yale School of Nursing's request for new ICD-10-CM codes related to food insecurity.
