Wise Investment in our Children Act

Bill: 114-hr-2660
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-04
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health

Food assistance and relief

Medicaid

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Wise Investment in our Children Act or the WIC Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the allowable age from five to six for children to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2660 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2015 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Lee , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mrs. Torres , Ms. Moore , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Lewis , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Fudge , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Farr , Mr. Payne , and Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wise Investment in our Children Act or the WIC Act . 2. Increase in age of eligibility for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as follows: (2) Children means persons who have attained their first birthday but have not yet attained their sixth birthday, except in a case in which a State agency determines that the waiver of such age limit is necessary to accommodate the unique circumstances of an individual child. ; (2) in subsection (e)(4)(A), by striking up to age 5 and inserting under the age of 6 ; and (3) in subsection (f)(7)(D)(i), by striking age of 5 and inserting age of 6 . 3. Conforming amendment to Social Security Act Section 1902(a)(53)(A) of title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(53)(A) ) is amended by striking age of 5 and inserting age of 6 .