INFANT Act

Bill: 116-hr-3818
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-17
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health

Food assistance and relief

Nutrition and diet

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Infants Need Food And Nutrition Today Act or the</b> <b>INFANT Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners to be served under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3818 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2019 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners as WIC-eligible foods.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Infants Need Food And Nutrition Today Act or the INFANT Act . 2. Infant food combinations and dinners (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall allow infant food combinations and dinners to be eligible to be served under the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ). (b) Revision of regulations The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue and revise regulations in accordance with subsection (a).