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2023 archives
December
  • 12/4/2023: usbc stakeholder listening sessions: share your vision for achieving infant nutrition security
November 
  • 11/29/2023: USBC Membership meeting mission moment with dr. scott hartman
  • 11/22/2023: Reflections on Native American Heritage Month: a Conversation with kimberly moore-salas
  • 11/21/2023: 2023 Impact Report: breastfeeding policy priorities
  • 11/17/2023: USBC Interim EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENT
October
  • 10/30/2023: USBC Executive director transition announcement
September
  • 9/28/2023: using data to inform infant and young child feeding in emergency preparedness systems
  • 9/20/2023: Reviving identity caucuses at the usbc: we want to hear from you!
  • 9/19/2023: Reflecting on national breastfeeding month 2023 wins
August
  • 8/25/2023: FY24 appropriations: what recent senate bills mean for infant feeding
July
  • 7/28/2023: Fy24 appropriations: what the house and senate bills mean for infant feeding
  • ​7/25/2023: taking the time for celebration: the pump act and pwfa are law!
  • ​7/21/2023: news from the chair: change is good
march
  • 3/23/2023: fiscal year 2024 president's budget: what it means for the lactation field
  • 3/1/2023: renewing the usbc commitment to equity as we seek to grow the usbc membership network
february
  • ​2/16/2023: join the usbc welcome congress campaign!
  • ​2/15/2023: the u.s. breastfeeding committee launches the creating space scholarship
  • ​2/8/2023: open letter to congress: new research highlights critical need for strong policies to leverage the value of breastfeeding
january
  • ​1/12/2023: fy23 federal budget signed into law: what it means for infant feeding
  • ​1/6/2023: pump for nursing mothers act signed into law
2022 archives
december
  • 12/24/2022: pump for nursing mothers act will soon be signed into law
  • 12/8/2022: usda proposes new wic package
november
  • ​11/1/2022: the usbc membership steps into a new opportunity for connection: launching the first food connection hub & taking a mission moment with monica esparza
october
  • 10/27/2022: 2022 impact report: breastfeeding policy priorities
  • 10/24/2022: a closer look at the 2022 cdc breastfeeding report card
september
  • 9/29/2022: STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION, AND HEALTh
august
  • 8/24/2022: fy23 appropriations: what the senate bills mean for infant feeding
  • 8/18/2022: a consideration of choice (in the absence of systemic supports)*
​july
  • 7/14/2022: fy23 appropriations: what the house bills mean for infant feeding
june
  • 6/24/2022: the senate failed to pass the pump act on wednesday. that hurts. but it doesn't mean the fight is over.
  • 6/2/2022: the four pillars of infant nutrition security in the united states
​may
  • 5/19/2022: infant formula recall and shortage: resources
  • 5/13/2022: calling your senator about the pump act is easy! here's how.
january
  • 1/26/2022: call for proposals for the 2022 conference!
  • 1/3/2022: impact report: 2021 breastfeeding policy priorities
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2021 archives
DECEMBER  
  • 12/9/2021: 2020 state and territory breastfeeding reports now available!
  • 12/3/2021: join usbc on our equity journey​
november
  • 11/12/2021: 2020 usbc annual report released!​​​​
october​
  • 10/22/2021: protecting parents, babies, public health, employers, and the economy: a bipartisan case for the pump for nursing mothers act
  • 10/22/2021: pump for nursing mothers act passes with bipartisan support in u.s. house of representatives
  • 10/20/2021: breaking news: the pump act is going to the house floor for a vote this friday
september
  • 9/30/2021: reflections on national preparedness month and the pandemic
  • 9/28/2021: join the nationwide pump act call-in day
  • ​9/27/2021: the house is voting on the pump act this week. join the week of action.
  • 9/26/2021: pump act week of action partner toolkit
  • 9/10/2021: reflections on national breastfeeding month 2021: every step of the way
august
  • 8/24/2021: 8 questions answered by the usbc policy team
july
  • 7/29/2021: Cdc awards usbc a five-year grant to coordinate a national approach to improve the infant feeding landscape
  • 7/22/2021: fiscal year 2022 house agriculture and dhs appropriations reports released
  • 7/16/2021: fiscal year 2022 house labor-hhs appropriations report released
may
  • 5/24/2021: reclaiming our tradition: aanhpi breastfeeding week 2021
2020 archives
AUGUST
  • 8/31/2020: celebrating #bbw20: revive. restore. reclaim!
  • 8/21/2020: native breastfeeding week is over, but the work continues
  • ​8/7/2020: happy national breastfeeding month! we are many voices united #nbm2020

Fiscal Year 2024 President's Budget: What It Means for the Lactation Field

3/23/2023

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​The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released the "Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024." The report contains the Budget Message of the President for Fiscal Year 2024, information on the President's priorities, and summary tables. Visit the OMB President's Budget webpage.

​The U.S. Breastfeeding completed a detailed analysis of the Fiscal Year 2024 President’s Budget and associated agency reports on the Federal Appropriations For Breastfeeding webpage. ​
Each federal budget is developed for what is called a Fiscal Year, which begins on October 1 and runs through September 30 of the following year. The President’s budget is the first step in the negotiation process, which will continue in the House and Senate in the coming months.
 
This is an important policy area for the lactation field. Each year funding is allocated to a variety of federally funded programs that include breastfeeding support through the federal appropriations process. Appropriations for breastfeeding have helped build and strengthen critical programs and initiatives to improve maternity care practices, increase access to peer & professional support, ensure continuity of lactation care, increase support for lactating employees, and address disparities in breastfeeding rates. Funding relevant to the breastfeeding field are primarily included in the Labor-HHS and Agriculture appropriations bills.
 
The President’s budget included level funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding program at $9.75 million, and the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor program at $90 million. One of the most notable provisions in the President’s proposal is $325 billion to establish a national paid family and medical leave program, providing up to 12 weeks of leave for eligible employees.
 
The next step in the federal budget process is for the House and Senate appropriations committees to draft and hold markups for each of the 12 annual spending bills. The USBC has submitted appropriations requests with appropriator offices in both the House and Senate, advocating for an increase in funding for the CDC Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding program to $20M. The USBC will be closely monitoring and mobilizing the field to support federal funding for lactation program. 

​To learn more:
  • View the USBC Appropriations 101 webinar recording
  • Visit the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Policy Basics Introduction to the Federal Budget Process webpage
  • Subscribe to the Staying Abreast: Weekly Wire e-Newsletter to receive updates and action alerts, including individual and organizational action opportunities related to FY24 funding
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Soph
3/22/2024 09:39:42 am

This is wonderful news! I am Peer Breastfeeding Counselor with WIC. I started this position last September 2023. I enjoy my job and teaching moms on the importance for breastfeeding both for mom and for baby!

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