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Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act: What People Are Saying
07.30.20 WASHINGTON - The Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act is House Democrats' plan to expand access to free school meals for all children during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to prevent the collapse of school nutrition programs. Here's what the nation's leading anti-hunger and child nutrition organizations are saying about the bill. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND): "The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics believes that school meals are as important to learning as textbooks and pencils. In the… Continue Reading
Chairman Scott Introduces Bill to Provide Free School Meals to All Students During COVID-19 Pandemic
07.30.20 WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) introduced legislation to make all students eligible for free school meals during the 2020-2021 school year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act would allow all children to access breakfast, lunch, and afterschool snack programs either in school or through "grab and go" and delivery options. The Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act is co-led by Rep. Marc… Continue Reading
Committee Democrats to USDA: Do Not Undermine Child Nutrition Standards
04.22.20 WASHINGTON - Today, Committee Democrats sent a comment letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to rescind parts of a proposed rule that reverse science-based nutrition standards for child nutrition programs. The Department's proposal, which was published January 23, 2020, would cut back on the required daily servings of fruits and required variety of vegetables, increase access to sugary desserts, and create a major loophole allowing schools to … Continue Reading
Chairman Scott Statement on Proposed Rollback of School Nutrition Standards
01.17.20 WASHINGTON - Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a proposed rule to reverse nutrition standards for school meals. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rule threatens the progress we've made toward improving nutrition in schools. The nutrition standards developed under the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act were specifically designed to align with evidence-based dietary guidelines. By reversing those standard… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Scott Statement on the Farm Bill
04.12.18 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after House Republicans released text of their Farm bill. "The Republicans' newly released Farm Bill is the latest attack on the economic security of American families and workers. The proposed changes to SNAP, including punitive work requirements, would put food out of reach for many. Because SNAP is tied to eligibility for other vital federal programs, the proposed changes to SNAP will keep families from accessin… Continue Reading
Scott Statement on Death of Bill Goodling, Former Chair of Ed & Workforce Committee
09.19.17 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the death of former Pennsylvania Congressman Bill Goodling, who served as chair of the Education and Workforce Committee from 1995-2001: "It is with sadness that I note the passing of former Congressman Bill Goodling, who I had the privilege of serving with on the Committee. He was a tireless advocate for education, particularly on issues of literacy and child nutrition. While we sat on different sides of the p… Continue Reading
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit School 'Lunch Shaming'
05.08.17 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), along with Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) introduced bipartisan companion bills in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to prohibit schools from discriminating against or stigmatizing children who have outstanding credit or don't have eno… Continue Reading
Committee Republicans Pass Harmful Bill Restricting Access to Healthy School Meals
05.18.16 WASHINGTON - TODAY, Committee Republicans voted (20-14) to turn back the clock on the evidence-based nutritional standards of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The Majority's bill - H.R. 5003, the so-called "Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016" - contains many harmful provisions that would make it more difficult for low-income schools to feed their students. Despite the innocuous title, H.R. 5003 threatens to eliminate and weaken the nutrition safety net for our nation's… Continue Reading
Scott, Fudge Express Strong Concerns about House Republican Child Nutrition Reauthorization Draft
04.14.16 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Marcia Fudge (D-OH) expressed their strong concerns with the contents of a child nutrition reauthorization discussion draft crafted by House Republicans. "Child nutrition programs provide critical resources in the effort to reduce the incidence of food insecurity and malnutrition facing millions of childre… Continue Reading
Scott, Fudge Welcome Release of Report Showing Community Eligibility Provision’s Success in Helping Students Access School Meals
04.08.16 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Marcia Fudge (D-OH) made the following statement on the release of the joint Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) report entitled Community Eligibility Adoption Rises for the 2015-2016 School Year, Increasing Access to School Meals. Democrats on the Hous… Continue Reading
Scott, Fudge Applaud Nationwide Initiative to Provide More Children with Healthy Meals Year-round
01.27.16 WASHINGTON - Today, the Obama Administration announced that the President's Fiscal Year 2017 Budget will invest $12 billion over ten years to reduce child hunger during the summer through a permanent Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) program to provide supplemental food benefits during the summer months for all families with children eligible for free and reduced price school meals. Full committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott and committee and House Democrats have sough… Continue Reading
Scott Statement on Passage of Child Nutrition Reauthorization Legislation in the Senate Ag Committee
01.20.16 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Democratic Press Office January 20, 2016 202-226-0853 WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the passage of child nutrition reauthorization legislation in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Fo… Continue Reading