H.R. 5759

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5759 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5759

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to change the competitive 
bidding process for infant formula manufacturers under the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 14, 2025

Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Turner of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to change the competitive 
bidding process for infant formula manufacturers under the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Newborn Formula Access for 
a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2025'' or the ``INFANT Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. WIC INFANT FORMULA CONTRACTING.

Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending paragraph (17) to read as follows:
``(17) Competitive bidding.--
``(A) In general.--The term `competitive bidding' 
means a procurement process under which the Secretary 
or a State agency selects 2 manufacturers offering the 
lowest price, as determined by the submission of sealed 
bids, for a product for which bids are sought for use 
in the program authorized by this section.
``(B) Designation.--Of the manufacturers described 
in subparagraph (A), 1 such manufacturer may be 
designated as the primary manufacturer and 1 such 
manufacturer may be designated as the secondary 
manufacturer.''; and
(B) in paragraph (22)--
(i) by striking ``primary'' in the heading 
and each place it appears and inserting 
``manufacturer'';
(ii) by striking ``specific''; and
(iii) by striking ``a contract is awarded'' 
and inserting ``contracts are awarded''; and
(2) in subsection (h)(8)(A)--
(A) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``primary'' and 
inserting ``manufacturer''; and
(B) in clause (v)--
(i) by striking ``first'' in the heading 
and each place it appears; and
(ii) by striking ``primary'' in each place 
it appears and inserting ``manufacturer''.
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