3.0.0 6811 2023-01-11T13:42:57Z 2023-01-11T13:42:57Z House HR 2020-05-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 6811.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with thepower to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H1993]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-12T16:02:05Z WIC Act of 2019 116 2358 S 2019-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2020-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2020-05-12 True S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2020-05-12 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2020-05-12 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2020-05-19 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2020-09-11 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2020-09-11 False Agriculture and Food Child health Food assistance and relief Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Women's health Agriculture and Food 00 2020-05-12 Introduced in House 2020-06-25T13:28:38Z Wise Investment in Children Act of 2020 or the WIC Act of 2020

This bill expands eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Specifically, the bill

  • allows states to extend eligibility for the program until the period that ends on the earlier of the sixth birthday of a child or when the child enters kindergarten;
  • extends the certification period under the program for infants to two years, instead of the current one year; and
  • authorizes states to increase the certification time under the program for breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women to two years postpartum.
]]> WIC Act of 2020 Display Title WIC Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced WIC Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Wise Investment in Children Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6811ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6811ih.xml 2020-05-12 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.