We need to prevent food waste at school

Every day that school is in session, more than 29 million students receive healthy meals because of the National School Lunch Program—meals that help students focus in the classroom, reduce food insecurity, and improve their overall health.

I recently introduced H.R. 5607, the bipartisan School Food Recovery Act, alongside Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.). The bill would create a new program at USDA to award competitive grants to schools for food waste projects. This funding would support capacity-building and implementation of food waste measurement and reduction programs in schools.