H.R. 5836

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5836 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5836

To make continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a 
Government shutdown.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 28, 2025

Mr. Bresnahan (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations

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A BILL

To make continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a 
Government shutdown.

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 ``Keep WIC Working Act''.

SEC. 2. UNINTERRUPTED BENEFITS UNDER WIC.

(a) In General.--In fiscal year 2026, during any period of a lapse 
in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, 
there are appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are 
necessary to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for 
women, infants, and children established under section 17 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) (referred to in this section as 
``WIC'').
(b) Retroactive Benefits.--The appropriations under subsection (a) 
shall include any amounts necessary for reimbursement of State agencies 
for any State funds used, during the period beginning on September 30, 
2025, and ending on the date of the enactment of this section, to carry 
out operations necessary to maintain participation in WIC.
(c) Termination.--Appropriations shall be made available pursuant 
to subsection (a) until the date of the enactment of appropriations for 
the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2026 (including a 
continuing appropriation).
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