Healthy Babies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4989
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Healthy Babies Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill requires that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) include infant food combinations&nbsp;and dinners as part of the program. (The WIC food packages provide supplemental foods designed to address the specific nutritional needs of income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to five years of age who are at nutritional risk.)</p><p>Specifically, the Department of Agriculture must update the regulations that prescribe&nbsp;the supplemental foods that must be made available in the program.&nbsp;Currently, infant food combinations&nbsp;(e.g., meat and vegetables)&nbsp;and dinners (e.g., spaghetti and meatballs)&nbsp;are not allowed.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Moylan ) 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 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners 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 Healthy Babies Act of 2023 . 2. Infant food combinations and dinners under WIC Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (t) Infant food combinations and dinners Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall update the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (f)(11)(A) to amend the supplemental foods available to include infant food combinations and dinners. .