Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 Signed into Law
03/26/2020 - The Academy applauds the signature of this bill into law, read our statement.
03/26/2020 - The Academy applauds the signature of this bill into law, read our statement.
03/19/2020 - Yesterday, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed in the U.S. Senate and was signed into law by the president.
03/17/2020 - The Academy sent an all-member email urging them to message their senators to pass legislation that would allow state and local entities to take prompt action to address the imminent needs of their communities.
03/17/2020 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced details of its policies to broaden access to telehealth services.
03/16/2020 - The Academy supports access to medical nutrition therapy services for all citizens during the current public health emergency.
03/12/2020 - The Academy called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand the flexibility for and direct funding towards the administration of federal nutrition programs.
03/10/2020 - Last week a bill to provide $8.3 billion to fight the coronavirus was passed and the USDA released its pandemic guidance for nutrition programs.
02/11/2020 - The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act now has the support of 178 members of Congress, one more than its previous high water mark in the 114th Congress.
02/07/2020 - The new blueprint outlines the agency's science priorities for the next five years.
01/31/2020 - The U.S. House of Representatives filed a brief in support of a recent lawsuit by 15 state attorneys general.