InfoGuides: Nutrition & Food Studies: Explore Nutrition Policy

Policy Resources

Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
A service of the Library of Congress that makes federal legislative information freely available. Features and content include: bills and resolutions, the Congressional Record, committee reports, information on treaties, teacher resources, and more. Formerly THOMAS.
View a tutorial on this database here.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Offers access to congressional publications dealing with the wide variety of topics addressed by Congress. Includes U.S. Serial Set, Congressional Hearings and Testimony, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, Congressional Record, Legislative Insight, and U.S. Bills and Resolutions; as well as Executive Branch Documents (1789-1948), and Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations. Tutorial for the ProQuest Congressional database.
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Access domestic and foreign public policy research and analytical papers on governmental and legal topics, representing the work of think tanks, research groups, and academic institutes from 1990 to present. Tutorial for Policy File Index database.
Harvard Kennedy School Think Tank Search This link opens in a new window
Search across over 600 think tank websites using this custom Google search.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy involves member leaders in the Legislative and Public Policy Committee and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Political Action Committee, affiliate and Dietetic Practice Groups and Member Interest Groups, and thousands of grassroots members.
American Society for Nutrition
Merger of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences, the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, and the Society for International Nutrition
Center for Nutrition Advocacy
An initiative of the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists

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