H.R. 8055
Extending WIC for New Moms Act
Sponsor: Lucy McBath
90 cosponsors
- Troy A. Carter
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Dwight Evans
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Adam Smith
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Alma S. Adams
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- Angie Craig
- Ayanna Pressley
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Betty McCollum
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Bradley Scott Schneider
- Chris Pappas
- Christian D. Menefee
- Darren Soto
- David Scott
- Debbie Dingell
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Frederica S. Wilson
- George Latimer
- Glenn Ivey
- Grace Meng
- Gwen Moore
- Haley M. Stevens
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Jahana Hayes
- James P. McGovern
- Jared Huffman
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jill N. Tokuda
- John Garamendi
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Joyce Beatty
- Juan Vargas
- Julia Brownley
- Julie Johnson
- Kevin Mullin
- Kweisi Mfume
- LaMonica McIver
- Lauren Underwood
- Lori Trahan
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Marilyn Strickland
- Mark Takano
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Morgan McGarvey
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Nikema Williams
- Nikki Budzinski
- Norma J. Torres
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ritchie Torres
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sara Jacobs
- Sarah Elfreth
- Seth Magaziner
- Seth Moulton
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shomari Figures
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steve Cohen
- Steven Horsford
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Ted Lieu
- Terri A. Sewell
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Wesley Bell
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Deborah K. Ross
- Jerrold Nadler
- Josh Gottheimer
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Extending WIC for New Moms Act
This bill amends the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to extend the eligibility periods for breastfeeding and postpartum women.
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 to up to 24 months after termination of pregnancy (currently 6 months).
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 WIC.
Text of the bill
This Act may be cited as the Extending WIC for New Moms Act.