4/8/2022
US Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., who introduced the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act to extend federal school meal waivers with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is also considering ways to include the measure in the Senate's upcoming pandemic relief package. Diane Pratt-Heavner, director of media relations for the School Nutrition Association, said the proposed legislation offers the "best hope" to continue free meal service under the waivers.