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H.R. 5740 (IH) - WIC Benefits Protection Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- October 10, 2025
- Action
- Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bell, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Simon, Ms. Ross, Ms. Adams, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Brown, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Casar, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Omar, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Salinas, Ms. McClellan, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Amo, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Morrison, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Rivas, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
- Bill Number
- H.R. 5740
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- WIC Benefits Protection Act
- Full Title
- To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require mandatory funding for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott(VA)
- Cosponsors
- Suzanne Bonamici (OR); James R. Walkinshaw (VA); Val T. Hoyle (OR); Danny K. Davis (IL); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Yassamin Ansari (AZ); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Wesley Bell (MO); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Jahana Hayes (CT); LaMonica McIver (NJ); Summer L. Lee (PA); Lateefah Simon (CA); Deborah K. Ross (NC); Alma S. Adams (NC); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (MD); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Mrs. McClain Delaney; Seth Magaziner (RI); Seth Moulton (MA); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Shontel M. Brown (OH); Debbie Dingell (MI); Lucy McBath (GA); Eugene Simon Vindman (VA); Ro Khanna (CA); Greg Casar (TX); Glenn Ivey (MD); Ilhan Omar (MN); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); Shri Thanedar (MI); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Lois Frankel (FL); Steven Horsford (NV); Sara Jacobs (CA); Andrea Salinas (OR); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); Troy A. Carter (LA); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL); Sarah Elfreth (MD); Nikema Williams (GA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Ritchie Torres (NY); James P. McGovern (MA); Josh Gottheimer (NJ); Gabe Amo (RI); Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Kelly Morrison (MN); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Luz M. Rivas (CA); John Garamendi (CA)
- Committees
- Committee on Education and Workforce (Standing)
- United States Code Reference
- 42 U.S.C. 1786(c)