I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3743 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support women, infants, 
and children impacted by substance use disorder, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2025 
Mr. VINDMAN (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. NUNN 
of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support 
women, infants, and children impacted by substance use 
disorder, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Healthy 
Mothers and Infants Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM 
FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN.—Section 17 of 
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the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘drug abuse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘substance use disorder’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘drug 
abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use disorder’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (16)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Drug abuse edu-
cation’’ and inserting ‘‘Substance use dis-
order education’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘dangers of drug abuse’’ and inserting 
‘‘harm of substance use during pregnancy 
and lactation’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘are suspected 
drug abusers’’ and inserting ‘‘may 
have a substance use disorder’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘drug abuse clin-
ics,’’; and 
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(III) by striking ‘‘drug abuse 
professionals’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘re-
sources’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘drug abuse’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘substance 
use disorder’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘effects of drug’’ and 
inserting ‘‘effects of a substance use dis-
order’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sub-
stance abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use dis-
order’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)(ix), by striking 
‘‘drugs’’ and inserting ‘‘illicit or other harmful 
substances’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘drug 
abuse education’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use 
disorder education’’; 
(5) in subsection (k)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1 member’’ and inserting 
‘‘one member’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘drug abuse’’ and inserting 
‘‘substance use disorder’’; and 
(6) by redesignating subsections (l) through (q) 
as subsections (m) through (r), respectively, and by 
inserting after subsection (k) the following: 
‘‘(l) ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WIC-ELIGIBLE INDI-
VIDUALS IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) develop and disseminate nutrition 
education materials for individuals eligible for 
the program; and 
‘‘(B) conduct outreach to individuals who 
are potentially eligible for the program and who 
are impacted by a substance use disorder. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to ensure that individuals participating in the pro-
gram who are impacted by a substance use disorder 
receive accurate nutrition education from trained 
staff in an effective and unbiased manner. 
‘‘(3) NUTRITION EDUCATION MATERIALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
collaborate with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to develop appropriate evi-
dence-based nutrition education materials for 
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individuals impacted by a substance use dis-
order, including— 
‘‘(i) nutrition education materials for 
individuals with substance use disorder 
during pregnancy and in the postpartum 
period; and 
‘‘(ii) nutrition education materials for 
infants impacted by prenatal substance ex-
posure and neonatal abstinence syndrome. 
‘‘(B) 
EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS
UP-
DATE.—The materials developed pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) shall be included in the edu-
cational materials developed under paragraph 
(15) of section 515(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–21(b)) and guid-
ance issued under section 1005 of the SUP-
PORT for Patients and Communities Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a note). 
‘‘(4) 
NUTRITION
EDUCATION
CLEARING-
HOUSE.—The Secretary shall make available to all 
State agencies through an online clearinghouse any 
nutrition education and training materials related to 
nutrition for individuals impacted by a substance use 
disorder or neonatal abstinence syndrome that have 
been produced by the Secretary or the Secretary of 
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Health and Human Services (or produced by a State 
agency and approved by the Secretary), including 
educational materials developed under paragraph 
(15) of section 515(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–21(b)) and guidance issued 
under section 1005 of the SUPPORT for Patients 
and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a note). 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to 
remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 17(q) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(q)), as 
redesignated by subsection (a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(o)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (p)(1)(A)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(o)(1)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(p)(1)(A)’’. 
Æ 
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