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Extending WIC for New Moms Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-03-24
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Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
Democrat · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.4% (522 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-03-24

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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.

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Agriculture and Food

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