H.R. 5740

119 HR 5740 IH: WIC Benefits Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5740  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 10, 2025   Mr. Scott of Virginia  (for himself,  Ms. Bonamici ,  Mr. Walkinshaw ,  Ms. Hoyle of Oregon ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Ms. Velázquez ,  Ms. Ansari ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Bell ,  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Mrs. Hayes ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Simon ,  Ms. Ross ,  Ms. Adams ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Olszewski ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Mrs. McClain Delaney ,  Mr. Magaziner ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Jackson of Illinois ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Ms. Crockett ,  Ms. Brown ,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Mrs. McBath ,  Mr. Vindman ,  Mr. Khanna ,  Mr. Casar ,  Mr. Ivey ,  Ms. Omar ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Cleaver ,  Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida ,  Mr. Horsford ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Ms. Salinas ,  Ms. McClellan ,  Mr. DeSaulnier ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Ms. Wasserman Schultz ,  Ms. Elfreth ,  Ms. Williams of Georgia ,  Ms. Wilson of Florida ,  Mr. Torres of New York ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Mr. Gottheimer ,  Mr. Amo ,  Ms. Leger Fernandez ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Ms. Morrison ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Ms. Rivas , and  Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require mandatory funding for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   WIC Benefits Protection Act  .
2.
Mandatory funding for WIC
(a)
Program required
Section 17(c) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(c) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  may carry out  and inserting  shall carry out ;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A); and
(B)
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(3)
in paragraph (2), as so redesignated—
(A)
by striking  the Secretary  and inserting  The Secretary ; and
(B)
by striking  , and  and inserting a period; and
(4)
in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking  any State  and inserting  Any State .
(b)
Eligibility
Section 17(d)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(1) ) is amended by striking  Participation in the program under this section shall be limited to  and inserting  Individuals who are eligible to participate in the program under this section shall be .
(c)
Appropriations
Section 17(g) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(g) ) is amended—
(1)
in the heading, by striking
Authorization of  ; and
(2)
by amending subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) to read as follows:
(A)
Appropriations
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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