H.R. 8055

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8055 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8055

To extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 24, 2026

Mrs. McBath (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Sykes, Ms. 
Williams of Georgia, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. 
McClellan, Ms. Underwood, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
Schneider, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. 
Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
Torres of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Barragan, 
Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
McGovern, Mr. Soto, Ms. Meng, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. David 
Scott of Georgia, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Johnson of 
Texas, Mr. Bell, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Watson 
Coleman, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Garamendi, 
Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Tlaib, 
Mr. Veasey, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. 
Figures, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Horsford, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. 
Sewell, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. 
Craig, Mr. McGarvey, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Carson, Mr. Latimer, and Ms. 
Tokuda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 
for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, 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 ``Extending WIC for New Moms Act''.

SEC. 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 of Agriculture.
(d) Postpartum Defined.--The term ``postpartum'' refers to the 1-
year period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy of an 
individual.
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