September 7, 2021

Congressmen Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) sent out a sign-on letter addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), urging for a $100 billion investment in child nutrition programs and policies. This letter calls for the passage of  H.R. 3115, the Universal School Meals Program Act, and cites  SNA's research that shows "school meal program directors across the country reported that serving school meals to all students during the pandemic increased access, improved equity and fueled a large decrease in unpaid school meals debt." This letter also articulates support for  H.R. 4379, the School Food Modernization Act, as part of the reconciliation package. Read Congressmen DeSaulnier's full letter.