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To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend certain certification periods for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-4455| House 
| Updated: 7/16/2021
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (8)
Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill makes changes to enrollment processes and other aspects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Under current law, an individual who participates in Medicaid and other specified means-tested programs automatically meets applicable income eligibility for WIC. The bill extends this automatic income eligibility to participants in Head Start programs, certain nutrition programs (e.g., the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations), and the Children's Health Insurance Program. It also extends income eligibility to individuals who reside in a household in which a member receives assistance from such a program. Other changes in the bill include (1) allowing states to certify a child's eligibility for WIC for up to two years, and (2) requiring states to address benefits for infants and children under the care of kinship families in WIC plans.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • July 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Agriculture and Food

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend certain certification periods for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-4455| House 
| Updated: 7/16/2021
This bill makes changes to enrollment processes and other aspects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Under current law, an individual who participates in Medicaid and other specified means-tested programs automatically meets applicable income eligibility for WIC. The bill extends this automatic income eligibility to participants in Head Start programs, certain nutrition programs (e.g., the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations), and the Children's Health Insurance Program. It also extends income eligibility to individuals who reside in a household in which a member receives assistance from such a program. Other changes in the bill include (1) allowing states to certify a child's eligibility for WIC for up to two years, and (2) requiring states to address benefits for infants and children under the care of kinship families in WIC plans.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • July 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (8)
Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted