Extending WIC for New Moms Act

Bill: 118-hr-3332
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-15
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Extending WIC for New Moms Act</strong></p><p>This bill amends the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to&nbsp;extend the eligibility periods for breastfeeding&nbsp;and postpartum women.</p><p>Specifically, a state program may elect to certify a breastfeeding woman for up to 24 months (currently 1 year) postpartum. The bill also expands the eligibility period for postpartum women<em> </em>to up to 24 months after termination of pregnancy (currently 6 months).</p><p>The Department of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress evaluating the effect of these changes to the program on (1) maternal and infant health outcomes, (2) breastfeeding rates, and (3) qualitative evaluations of family experiences under&nbsp;WIC.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3332 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2023 Mrs. McBath (for herself, Ms. Underwood , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Allred , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Budzinski , Ms. Bush , Ms. Caraveo , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carson , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Craig , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Evans , Mrs. Foushee , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Green of Texas , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Ivey , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Kuster , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Lofgren , Mrs. McClellan , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Mr. Mfume , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Mrvan , Mr. Mullin , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Payne , Mr. Phillips , Ms. Porter , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Ruppersberger , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Schneider , Ms. Scholten , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Soto , Ms. Spanberger , Ms. Stansbury , Ms. Strickland , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres of California , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Trone , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Wexton , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Pascrell , Ms. DelBene , and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extending WIC for New Moms Act . 2. Extending WIC eligibility for new moms (a) Extension of postpartum period Section 17(b)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(10) ) is amended by striking six months and inserting 24 months . (b) Extension of breastfeeding period Section 17(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking 1 year and inserting 24 months . (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report that includes an evaluation of the effect of each of the amendments made by this section on— (1) maternal and infant health outcomes, including racial and ethnic disparities with respect to such outcomes; (2) breastfeeding rates among postpartum individuals; (3) qualitative evaluations of family experiences under the special supplemental nutrition program under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ); and (4) other relevant information as determined by the Secretary. (d) Postpartum defined The term postpartum refers to the 1-year period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy of an individual.