H.R. 8055

119 HR 8055 IH: Extending WIC for New Moms Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8055  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. Barragán ,  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. Velázquez ,  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. García 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Extending WIC for New Moms Act  .
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.