3.0.0 6298 2022-02-08T23:17:29Z 2022-02-08T23:17:29Z House HR 2020-03-19 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:H.R. 6298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H1712]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-19T13:03:05Z Families First Coronavirus Response Act 116 6201 HR 2020-03-19 Engrossment Correction 11:19:48 Related bill CRS 2020-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 N S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2020-03-19 True Health Blood and blood diseases Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Women's health Health 00 2020-03-19 Introduced in House 2020-04-01T16:38:59Z COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020

This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers and deferments of requirements under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak.

Specifically, USDA may

  • grant waivers allowing participants under WIC to get certified or recertified without being physically present at a WIC clinic;
  • defer anthropometric and bloodwork requirements necessary to determine nutritional risk; and
  • grant waivers from administrative requirements for WIC if it determines that the requirement cannot be met by a state due to COVID-19, and the waiver is necessary to provide assistance under WIC.

USDA authority under this bill expires on July 31, 2020.

]]> COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020 Display Title COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To waive and defer certain requirements under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children during certain emergencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6298ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6298ih.xml 2020-03-19 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.