3.0.0 5249 2022-10-28T01:46:10Z 2022-10-28T01:46:10Z House HR 2019-11-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TRONE:H.R. 5249.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H9170]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-11-21T14:05:00Z 2019-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 N T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2019-11-21 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-11-21 True G000558 Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] Brett Guthrie R KY 2 2019-11-21 True H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-02-13 False Agriculture and Food Child health Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Health information and medical records Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Women's health Agriculture and Food 00 2019-11-21 Introduced in House 2021-08-12T19:09:52Z Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019

This bill modifies the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to add requirements for supporting individuals impacted by a substance use disorder.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture to:

  • collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate nutrition education materials for individuals impacted by a substance use disorder, including materials for infants impacted by prenatal substance exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome;
  • conduct outreach to individuals who are potentially eligible for the WIC program and who are impacted by a such a disorder; and
  • make available to states through an online clearinghouse any nutrition education and training materials related to nutrition for individuals impacted by a substance use disorder or neonatal abstinence syndrome.
]]> Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019 Display Title Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5249ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5249ih.xml 2019-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.