It’s easy to take action! Call your elected officials and tell them not to cut SNAP benefits. Tell them that they need to support the House version of the child nutrition reauthorization bill.
Calling your senators is easy and quick!
Call the Capitol switchboard: 202-225-3121. The toll-free number is 866-277-7617.
The operator will ask you which elected official’s office you would like to be connected to. A staff member will answer your call and you can either leave your message with them, or ask them to be transferred to the staff member who handles child nutrition. If that staff member is out of the office, leave a message and try calling them back later.
The child nutrition reauthorization bill cannot become law until the Senate and House have reconciled their versions of the bill. While the Senate has voted (and passed) its version of the bill, the House has neither voted on its version nor that of the Senate.
That means there is still time to influence the House’s decisions – rejecting the Senate version of the child nutrition reauthorization bill and supporting the House version of the bill. (Check out this chart to find out more about the differences between the bills).
Taking action NOW is urgent because the House will only have a few weeks after it returns from its August recess to vote on the bill by the September 30th deadline. If the September 30th deadline is not met, the bill may not be passed at all this year, depriving child nutrition programs of critical improvements that will help alleviate hunger and improve nutrition among America’s youth.
- Get the details – read the blog post about the issues surrounding this action:
Senate and House Bills Cut Billions of Dollars in SNAP Benefits
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