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MODERN WIC Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2424| House 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (20)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Zachary Nunn (Republican)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Michelle Steel (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
More Options to Develop and Enhance Remote Nutrition in WIC Act of 2023 or the MODERN WIC Act of 2023 This bill permanently allows individuals to remotely certify their eligibility for, and receive benefits through, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Specifically, the bill allows an individual seeking a WIC certification, recertification, or a nutritional risk evaluation to do so by phone or through video teleconference, in addition to the in-person option. The bill also allows states to provide benefits on WIC electronic benefit transfer cards through mail or remote issuance instead of requiring participants to pick up or reload benefits in person at a WIC office. The bill also reauthorizes Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) WIC funding for infrastructure, management information systems, and special nutrition education through FY2029. Specified funds must be used to establish, develop, improve, replace, or administer technology platforms that allow for secure communication between health care providers and program clinics under the program. Further, the Department of Agriculture must report to Congress about the use of remote technologies and other digital tools in the WIC program. Under current law, individuals are generally required to be physically present to certify their WIC eligibility and receive benefits, with exceptions. The FNS has temporarily waived these requirements and allowed remote certification and benefits using authorities that were originally provided by laws that were enacted to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6781
MODERN WIC Act of 2022
Mar 27, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-984
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6781
    MODERN WIC Act of 2022


  • March 27, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-984
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 118-984: MODERN WIC Act of 2023

MODERN WIC Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2424| House 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
More Options to Develop and Enhance Remote Nutrition in WIC Act of 2023 or the MODERN WIC Act of 2023 This bill permanently allows individuals to remotely certify their eligibility for, and receive benefits through, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Specifically, the bill allows an individual seeking a WIC certification, recertification, or a nutritional risk evaluation to do so by phone or through video teleconference, in addition to the in-person option. The bill also allows states to provide benefits on WIC electronic benefit transfer cards through mail or remote issuance instead of requiring participants to pick up or reload benefits in person at a WIC office. The bill also reauthorizes Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) WIC funding for infrastructure, management information systems, and special nutrition education through FY2029. Specified funds must be used to establish, develop, improve, replace, or administer technology platforms that allow for secure communication between health care providers and program clinics under the program. Further, the Department of Agriculture must report to Congress about the use of remote technologies and other digital tools in the WIC program. Under current law, individuals are generally required to be physically present to certify their WIC eligibility and receive benefits, with exceptions. The FNS has temporarily waived these requirements and allowed remote certification and benefits using authorities that were originally provided by laws that were enacted to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6781
MODERN WIC Act of 2022
Mar 27, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-984
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6781
    MODERN WIC Act of 2022


  • March 27, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-984
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (20)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Zachary Nunn (Republican)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Michelle Steel (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 118-984: MODERN WIC Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted