Protect School Meals from Proposed Cuts

As part of the budget reconciliation process, House Republican leaders are considering proposed federal spending cuts that would severely impact school meal programs and working families. These cuts would not only limit access to school meals, proven to support student health and achievement, but also cause unpaid school meal debt, administrative costs and paperwork burdens to skyrocket.

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2025 Position Paper: Complete Sweepstakes Rules

Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge.  

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2024 Position Paper: Infographic

Ensure USDA maintains the current, successful school nutrition standards, rather than implementing additional rules.  

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2024 Position Paper: Maintain Current Nutrition Standards

Ensure USDA maintains the current, successful school nutrition standards, rather than implementing additional rules.  

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2024 Position Paper: Increase School Meal Reimbursements

Permanently increase federal reimbursement rates for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP) by 40 cents per lunch and 15 cents per breakfast.  

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2024 Position Paper: Meals for All

Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge.  

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2023 Position Paper: Meals for All Fact Sheet

Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge Pandemic waivers allowed all schools to offer free meals to all students, ensuring every child was fueled…

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2023 Position Paper: Regulatory Burdens Fact Sheet

Reduce regulatory and administrative burdens.  Overly complex federal regulations divert resources from the mission of serving students. Streamlining regulations will minimize costs, support efficient operations and allow school nutrition professionals…

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2023 Position Paper: Reimbursement Rate

Make permanent the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP) reimbursement rate increase provided in the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act (PL 117-158). School meal programs have always operated…

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2023 Position Paper: Nutrition Standards Fact Sheet

Ensure USDA maintains current school nutrition standards, rather than implements additional, unachievable rules. Research shows students eat their healthiest meals at school, thanks to current nutrition standards, which limit calories, fat and sodium…

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