House bill · H.R. 5740 (119th Congress)
WIC Benefits Protection Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (U.S. Representative, VA-3, Democratic)
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Summary
Would amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) through mandatory funding rather than annual discretionary appropriations.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Education and Workforce · U.S. House of Representatives
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Cosponsors
98
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- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Alma S. Adams
- Andrea Salinas
- Angie Craig
- April McClain Delaney
- Ayanna Pressley
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Betty McCollum
- Danny K. Davis
- Darren Soto
- Debbie Dingell
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- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Deborah K. Ross
- Derek Tran
- Dina Titus
- Donald Norcross
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Strong Sykes
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Gabe Amo
- Glenn Ivey
- Greg Casar
- Greg Landsman
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Ilhan Omar
- Jahana Hayes
- James P. McGovern
- James R. Walkinshaw
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Jim Costa
- John Garamendi
- John W. Mannion
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Josh Gottheimer
- Joyce Beatty
- Judy Chu
- Kelly Morrison
- Kevin Mullin
- Kim Schrier
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Laura Friedman
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Lois Frankel
- Lucy McBath
- Luz M. Rivas
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Mark Pocan
- Mark Takano
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxine Waters
- Morgan McGarvey
- Nikema Williams
- Nikki Budzinski
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ritchie Torres
- Ro Khanna
- Robin L. Kelly
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Sara Jacobs
- Sarah Elfreth
- Sean Casten
- Seth Magaziner
- Seth Moulton
- Shomari Figures
- Shontel M. Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steve Cohen
- Steven Horsford
- Summer L. Lee
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Troy A. Carter
- Val T. Hoyle
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Wesley Bell
- William R. Keating
- Yassamin Ansari
Full history
- Oct 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Oct 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Oct 10, 2025
In committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
U.S. House
- Oct 10, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
U.S. House of Representatives
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