118 HR 3332 IH: Extending WIC for New Moms Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2023-05-15
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3332
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2023
Mrs. McBath (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Allred, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bush, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Porter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. DelBene, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Extending WIC for New Moms Act”.
2.

Extending WIC eligibility for new moms
(a)

Extension of postpartum period
Section 17(b)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(10)) is amended by striking “six months” and inserting “24 months”.
(b)

Extension of breastfeeding period
Section 17(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking “1 year” and inserting “24 months”.
(c)

Report
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report that includes an evaluation of the effect of each of the amendments made by this section on—
(1)
maternal and infant health outcomes, including racial and ethnic disparities with respect to such outcomes;
(2)
breastfeeding rates among postpartum individuals;
(3)
qualitative evaluations of family experiences under the special supplemental nutrition program under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); and
(4)
other relevant information as determined by the Secretary.
(d)

Postpartum defined
The term postpartum refers to the 1-year period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy of an individual.