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36 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits
2025-09-29 · Reports · R42505 · HTML available · PDF available
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Related Nutrition Programs in P.L. 119-21: An Overview
2025-08-15 · Reports · R48552 · HTML available · PDF available
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): Background and Funding
2025-08-01 · Reports · R45408 · HTML available · PDF available
Summer Food for Children: An Overview of Federal Aid
2025-07-28 · Resources · IF11633 · HTML available · PDF available
School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding
2025-07-16 · Reports · R46234 · HTML available · PDF available
Efforts to Return Higher-Fat Milks to the School Lunch Program
2025-06-04 · Posts · IN12548 · HTML available · PDF available
School Lunch and Breakfast Participation: A Snapshot of Recent Trends
2025-04-21 · Reports · R48515 · HTML available · PDF available
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA): Current Status
2025-04-10 · Resources · IF12963 · HTML available · PDF available
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Benefit Theft Through Electronic Benefit Card Skimming
2025-01-07 · Posts · IN12419 · HTML available · PDF available
Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Nutrition Title Programs
2025-01-07 · Resources · IF12255 · HTML available · PDF available
Expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill and Extension for 2025
2024-12-26 · Reports · R47659 · HTML available · PDF available
The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law
2024-12-16 · Reports · R48167 · HTML available · PDF available
Ultra-Processed Foods (UPF): Background and Policy Issues
2024-11-22 · Resources · IF12826 · HTML available · PDF available
Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR): An Overview
2024-07-15 · Resources · IF10266 · HTML available · PDF available
USDA’s Latest Update to Nutrition Standards for School Meals
2024-05-31 · Reports · R47522 · HTML available · PDF available
The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison
2024-05-07 · Reports · R45525 · HTML available · PDF available
What Is the Farm Bill?
2024-04-09 · Reports · RS22131 · HTML available · PDF available
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Development, Implementation, and Considerations for Congress
2023-03-28 · Reports · R47488 · HTML available · PDF available
USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs: Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2023-01-24 · Reports · R46681 · HTML available · PDF available
The School Foodservice Workforce: Characteristics and Labor Market Outcomes
2022-07-27 · Reports · R47199 · HTML available · PDF available
Infant Formula Shortage: FDA Regulation and Federal Response
2022-05-21 · Resources · IF12123 · HTML available · PDF available
Preparing for the Next Farm Bill
2022-03-31 · Reports · R47057 · HTML available · PDF available
Amending Eligibility Rules for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals: Background and Policy Options
2021-08-25 · Reports · R46888 · HTML available · PDF available
Food Insecurity Among College Students: Background and Policy Options
2021-06-09 · Reports · R46817 · HTML available · PDF available
Defining Low-Income, Low-Access Food Areas (Food Deserts)
2021-06-01 · Resources · IF11841 · HTML available · PDF available
“Organic” Certification: An Overview of the Legal Framework
2020-09-21 · Resources · IF11652 · HTML available · PDF available
Serving Free School Meals through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Background and Participation
2020-05-20 · Reports · R46371 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19, U.S. Agriculture, and USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)
2020-05-08 · Reports · R46347 · HTML available · PDF available
Domestic Food Assistance: Summary of Programs
2019-08-27 · Reports · R42353 · HTML available · PDF available
2018 Farm Bill Primer: Support for Local Food Systems
2019-06-18 · Resources · IF11252 · HTML available · PDF available
Child Nutrition Programs: Issues in the 115th Congress
2019-04-24 · Reports · R45486 · HTML available · PDF available
Tracking Child Nutrition Reauthorization in the 114th Congress: An Overview
2017-05-23 · Reports · R44373 · HTML available · PDF available
A Primer on WIC: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
2017-04-07 · Reports · R44115 · HTML available
Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance
2016-11-28 · Reports · R42394 · HTML available
SNAP and Related Nutrition Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)
2014-04-24 · Reports · R43332 · HTML available
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization: P.L. 111-296
2012-02-06 · Reports · R41354 · HTML available